Comments on: Plug into the Jellyfish for Wind Energy http://www.peachygreen.com/renewable-energy/jellyfish-wind-energy Harvesting the fruits of going green Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:52:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Install a Home Wind Turbine | Peachy Green http://www.peachygreen.com/renewable-energy/jellyfish-wind-energy/comment-page-1#comment-950 Install a Home Wind Turbine | Peachy Green Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:33:50 +0000 http://www.peachygreen.com/?p=3860#comment-950 [...] entrepreneurs and developers have recently unveiled some slick models.  For example, the “Jellyfish” is a mere $400, but its cool factor will turn heads like the turbines in a breeze, while [...] [...] entrepreneurs and developers have recently unveiled some slick models.  For example, the “Jellyfish” is a mere $400, but its cool factor will turn heads like the turbines in a breeze, while [...]

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]]> By: Robert K http://www.peachygreen.com/renewable-energy/jellyfish-wind-energy/comment-page-1#comment-599 Robert K Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:02:21 +0000 http://www.peachygreen.com/?p=3860#comment-599 In case you haven't seen it, the recent study on small-turbine windmills that the Dutch province, Zeeland, just completed is both interesting and disappointing. http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/04/small-windmills-test-results.html The conclusions are two-fold: 1. It takes an unreasonably large number of "small-turbine" mills to power a home and 2. the design doesn't matter much - the power output correlates strongly to the windmill size. In case you haven’t seen it, the recent study on small-turbine windmills that the Dutch province, Zeeland, just completed is both interesting and disappointing. http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/04/small-windmills-test-results.html

The conclusions are two-fold: 1. It takes an unreasonably large number of “small-turbine” mills to power a home and 2. the design doesn’t matter much – the power output correlates strongly to the windmill size.

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