Comments on: Building an Electricity Producing Wind Turbine http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/20/building-an-electricity-producing-wind-turbine/ Science and Engineering: Innovation, Research, Education and Economics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:32:15 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Mowatt http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/20/building-an-electricity-producing-wind-turbine/comment-page-1/#comment-64016 John Mowatt Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:53:37 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/20/building-an-electricity-producing-wind-turbine/#comment-64016 I am retired now but when we were living on our farm I built three wind turbines using auto parts and a few odds and ends.They cost very little and served us well for many years.We had a battery bank which stored power when we were not using it.Nowadays all kinds of people are looking for ways to cut their "carbon footprint".Building a wind turbine or two to produce at least part of the power you use is a great idea. I am retired now but when we were living on our farm I built three wind turbines using auto parts and a few odds and ends.They cost very little and served us well for many years.We had a battery bank which stored power when we were not using it.Nowadays all kinds of people are looking for ways to cut their “carbon footprint”.Building a wind turbine or two to produce at least part of the power you use is a great idea.

]]> By: Barry http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/20/building-an-electricity-producing-wind-turbine/comment-page-1/#comment-62414 Barry Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:55:09 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/20/building-an-electricity-producing-wind-turbine/#comment-62414 Great post. I have read the article on this guys journey of building his own wind turbine to provide power on his remote property. This guy is truly a inspiration to every diy-er out there that cares about the environment. Like this guy here are a few others that have taken the same approach and have built their own wind turbines. http://www.residential-wind-power.com/2008/06/top-5-do-it-yourself-wind-turbines/ Great post. I have read the article on this guys journey of building his own wind turbine to provide power on his remote property. This guy is truly a inspiration to every diy-er out there that cares about the environment.

Like this guy here are a few others that have taken the same approach and have built their own wind turbines. http://www.residential-wind-power.com/2008/06/top-5-do-it-yourself-wind-turbines/

]]> By: Anthony Arrigo http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/20/building-an-electricity-producing-wind-turbine/comment-page-1/#comment-41107 Anthony Arrigo Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:05:25 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/20/building-an-electricity-producing-wind-turbine/#comment-41107 It is now virtually impossible to get away from the effects of light pollution in the continental US. I saw a study conducted by the National Park Service that shows every single park suffering from some degree of sky glow. These are some of the most remote regions on the continent and even they are impacted. Granted, in many instances, the skies are still amazing from a suburbanites point of view, but there is nowhere that you can go and get yourself under totally pristine skies. I hope that your new location is far from any potential growth sites. Anthony It is now virtually impossible to get away from the effects of light pollution in the continental US. I saw a study conducted by the National Park Service that shows every single park suffering from some degree of sky glow. These are some of the most remote regions on the continent and even they are impacted. Granted, in many instances, the skies are still amazing from a suburbanites point of view, but there is nowhere that you can go and get yourself under totally pristine skies. I hope that your new location is far from any potential growth sites.
Anthony

]]> By: CuriousCat: Home Engineering: Windmill for Electricity http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/20/building-an-electricity-producing-wind-turbine/comment-page-1/#comment-39959 CuriousCat: Home Engineering: Windmill for Electricity Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:03:05 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/20/building-an-electricity-producing-wind-turbine/#comment-39959 "I built my first windmill when I was 15. Over the next few years I kept refining the design. I made many modifications to the plans i found in the book. For example, I increased the blades from three to four to provide more power output..." “I built my first windmill when I was 15. Over the next few years I kept refining the design. I made many modifications to the plans i found in the book. For example, I increased the blades from three to four to provide more power output…”

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