Thursday, August 14, 2008

Wind Turbine

With my intrest as of late into alternate energy, It seems to me that I can do things to reduce my electric bill.

Where Im living now, we have really high winds. This seems a perfect fit for a wind turbine. These are pretty expensive to buy and difficult to setup. However they are very simple devices and may not be that hard to make.

http://www.mdpub.com/Wind_Turbine/index.html


I could also get some solar panels and use solar energy to help lower my bills as well. Solar panels are a bit expensive, but maybe one at a time until I meet my energy need. Also do I mount them stationary? or come up with a mount system that follows the sun for maximum exposure.


I also think I can put water turbines on the pipes in my house. These turbines would slightly reduce water pressure and turn it into electrical energy. I could be charging batteries while showering or doing dishes, etc. For this one I would need to build really small turbines, I havnt quite figured out how Im going to do this yet.

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