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What size and type of turbine is most suitable for my site?
Posted by Graham Eastwick on 26th June 2009 at 10:28 am
Choosing the best wind turbine for your site will depend on a number of factors. The first thing is to determine if you have enough wind. A national database of wind speeds is available and will give you an indication of the wind speed at your home. This can be accessed fr…
Posted in: Wind turbines
Wind power without the guesswork
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 10th June 2009 at 11:01 am
Measuring wind power to see whether it makes sense to get a wind turbine has, until now, been either expensive or inaccurate. Now with the launch of the Power Predictor, it’s possible to take the risk out of what is a significant investment. The device is the invention of Toby Hammond, managing…
Posted in: Solar electricity, Solar heat & hot water, Wind turbines
Act now if you want to measure wind speed
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 29th October 2009 at 11:45 am
Measuring the wind speed on your potential site is the only sure fire way of knowing how good an investment a wind turbine will be as regular readers of the YouGen renewable energy blog will know. Until recently this wasn't either cheap or easy, but that changed earlier this year with the l…
Posted in: Wind turbines
How to choose the best wind turbine for your site.
Posted by Graham Eastwick on 28th June 2011 at 2:40 pm
There are a wide variety of wind turbines on the market today. These split in to two main categories: horizontal axis akin to the old fashion wind mills and vertical axis turbines. Most installations use a horizontal axis, vertical axis turbines are most often found in urban environments. Below a…
Posted in: Wind turbines
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