My doctor, who knows that I understand physics and renewable energy in particular, asked me today what I thought about wind turbines on boats. I explained that, since boats need their own ways to generate electricity, what is called “small …
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Micro Wind
Energy from wind, generated right where you need it – that’s our SkyWind NG. The first independently tested micro wind turbine is efficient, quiet and Made in Germany. In response, a reader notes, “They chop up birds amazingly well.” That’s …
Small Wind
These people advertise: Energy from wind, generated right where you need it – that’s our SkyWind NG. The first independently tested micro wind turbine is efficient, quiet and Made in Germany. If you don’t care how much you pay for …
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Cool-Looking Small Wind Device
If you don’t care what you pay for electricity, this makes perfect sense.
Flower Turbines: Just Another Exercise in Futility in Small Wind
These guys have been raising capital since they were founded 12 years ago. Will investors ever see a dime in return? No. As it has been shown consistently, small wind is a nonstarter, and the only thing special about this …
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Yet Another Small Wind Scam
Conventional wind turbines extract about 90% of the theoretically available kinetic energy from the wind, making this statement at left a bald-faced lie. In addition, there is a reason that small wind no longer exists: it’s inherently impractical; the output …
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Flower Turbines Looking for More Investors
Other than common sense, there is nothing that prohibits investors from pumping cash into companies like Flower Turbines, that one day, owners claim, will build and sell devices that capture small amounts of wind energy. In fact, until about a …
Small Wind
From SkyWind: Energy from wind, generated right where you need it – that’s our SkyWind NG. The first independently tested micro wind turbine is efficient, quiet and made in Germany. This is a fabulous example of the saying, “If you …
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Invest in Small Wind?
Here’s another appeal to potential investors in this wind energy concept. The problem: The economics of small wind and small solar are completely different. Depending on where you live, putting solar on your roof makes sense. Putting this on your …
Small Wind
Here’s an interesting video that compares small wind (<50 KW) with solar for the typical homeowner. The fellow concludes that small wind “isn’t there yet,” though there are some promising potential solutions coming onto the market soon; he actually predicts …
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