Comments on: Retail Wind Turbines from B&Q Superstore http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/retail-wind-turbines-bq/ Alternative Energy News and Information about Renewable Energy Technologies: Articles, Discussions, News and Videos. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:53:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: russ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/retail-wind-turbines-bq/#comment-6503 russ Tue, 26 May 2009 11:57:38 +0000 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/temp/?p=18#comment-6503 In my studies the only wind turbines that seem to work are the large ones on high towers (say 100 to 150 meters or so) - commercial standard. Most turbines aimed at the home owner are shown with high ratings but at wind speed achieved only during storm conditions. 25 mph or higher wind velocities (approx 11 m/s) are not what the units should be rated at. 12 mph or 5 m/s is much more realistic and most places do not even reach that figure. There are locations where a residential style (smaller) turbine work but not on a large percentage of the land area and they still have to be on a tower. The VAWT's uniformly seem to be real con jobs. I even read about one guaranteed to work at rated capacity under all conditions *which means no wind). When I went to the site I realized it was someone making a very good joke. Unfortunately the green blogger didn't realize it was a joke and reported it as fact. www.homepower.com puts out an excellent wind turbine buyers guide. The also have a pdf document called Apples & Oranges which provides excellent information. No BS only facts put in front of the interested party. In my studies the only wind turbines that seem to work are the large ones on high towers (say 100 to 150 meters or so) – commercial standard.

Most turbines aimed at the home owner are shown with high ratings but at wind speed achieved only during storm conditions. 25 mph or higher wind velocities (approx 11 m/s) are not what the units should be rated at. 12 mph or 5 m/s is much more realistic and most places do not even reach that figure.

There are locations where a residential style (smaller) turbine work but not on a large percentage of the land area and they still have to be on a tower.

The VAWT’s uniformly seem to be real con jobs. I even read about one guaranteed to work at rated capacity under all conditions *which means no wind).

When I went to the site I realized it was someone making a very good joke. Unfortunately the green blogger didn’t realize it was a joke and reported it as fact.

http://www.homepower.com puts out an excellent wind turbine buyers guide. The also have a pdf document called Apples & Oranges which provides excellent information. No BS only facts put in front of the interested party.

]]> By: Ecowarrior http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/retail-wind-turbines-bq/#comment-3592 Ecowarrior Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:55:41 +0000 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/temp/?p=18#comment-3592 Even worse, was the report on the Warwick Wind Trials. Bottom line building mounted wind turbine = you've been conned. And just work out how much traveling to work you've got to do to pay for that mistake!! Full details of Warwick Trials, here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7826709.stm and for the technical report, go here: http://www.warwickwindtrials.org.uk/resources/Warwick+Wind+Trials+Final+Report+.pdf Even worse, was the report on the Warwick Wind Trials. Bottom line building mounted wind turbine = you’ve been conned.

And just work out how much traveling to work you’ve got to do to pay for that mistake!!

Full details of Warwick Trials,
here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7826709.stm
and for the technical report, go
here: http://www.warwickwindtrials.org.uk/resources/Warwick+Wind+Trials+Final+Report+.pdf

]]> By: Mark http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/retail-wind-turbines-bq/#comment-214 Mark Fri, 25 May 2007 22:12:32 +0000 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/temp/?p=18#comment-214 Well. It was quite disappointing to find out on the first web search attempt that a turbine is probably a bad idea, since I live in inner London and probably won't catch the wind enough. And to save £10 a year? If the Energy Crisis is the crisis they say it is, it is not inspiring to find that there are so few options available. Wow. Well. It was quite disappointing to find out on the first web search attempt that a turbine is probably a bad idea, since I live in inner London and probably won’t catch the wind enough. And to save £10 a year? If the Energy Crisis is the crisis they say it is, it is not inspiring to find that there are so few options available. Wow.

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