Wind Power as Your Side Project
Heck, it’s fun if you just want a side project to do on your own!- Your helping conserve energy! How great is it to know that your contributing to something like can benefit others? It is truly a good feeling. If you’re seriously considering purchasing some sort of wind generator or solar power system, consider making your own wind generator first. It is possible for any farmer or home owner, whether located in city or country,to access this free form of electric power and so become completely independent of the power utility. It is not necessary to have continuous high winds. This is required to install the turbine. The size of turbine is dependent on your location and utility. If you are located in a place with many trees and buildings obstructing the flow of wind, then you have to use large turbines. Apart from being a clean source of energy, wind power generators are getting much cheaper and cost-effective. Buying commercially made turbines can be expensive because of research and development and material costs, but you can make your own homemade generator with simple parts and simple tools, for under $100. The most expensive part you’ll need is a DC motor that will run you about $30-$40 at your local hardware store. The job can also be done in less than a week!How much energy can they create?There are manuals that you can download right now that show you how to create a turbine for about $100 that can produce about 700-1000W of energy on average (enough to reduce the electricity bill in an average household by about 70% with 1 wind turbine).Source:Used Wind Turbines