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Home > > Wind turbine news > > DIY Wind turbines DIY Wind turbines With a growing DIY-community and an increasing interest in environmentally friendly "green energy", some hobbyists have endeavored to build their own wind turbines from kits, sourced components, or from scratch. DIY-wind turbine construction has been made popular by diy magazines as OtherPower and Home Power magazine and by TV-series as Jericho and The Time Machine. DIY-made wind turbines are usually smaller (rooftop) turbines of ~ 1kW or less. These small wind turbines are usually tilt-up or fixed/guyed towers However, larger (freestanding) and more powerful windtubines are sometimes built as well. The latter can generate power of up to 10kw When compared to similar sized commercial wind turbines, these DIY turbines tend to be cheaper. Through the internet, the community is now able to obtain plans to construct DIY-wind turbines.and there is a growing trend toward building them for domestic requirements. The DIY-wind turbines are now being used both in developed countries and in developing countries, to help power residences and small businesses. [To assist people in the developing countries, and hobbyists alike, several projects have been open-sourced (eg. with the Jua Kali wind turbine, Hugh Piggot's wind tubine, ForceField Wind Turbine, ...)Related Questions: |
