Monthly Archives: July 2010

Nicely welded frame and tail

Posted on 28/07/2010 by hugh

Michael Jones in Ireland sent me these pictures of his wind turbine.

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Answering some questions about rooftop wind

Posted on 27/07/2010 by hugh

My answers to some questions: (1) We’re looking at some of the design problems of rooftop turbines, and we had an expert installer tell us that in a best-case scenario, a rooftop turbine can generate 18 to 33 percent of … Continue reading →

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Treadle Powered Computer

Posted on 22/07/2010 by hugh

Thanks to Jean-Paul Tarit for these pictures of his treadle powered computer.

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Real world data

Posted on 12/07/2010 by hugh

Here is a site with some real world kWh per month as generated by Eoltec, Proven and Bergey machines in the UK. Data uploaded by users. http://www.renew-reuse-recycle.com/ Direct link to spreadsheet

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