1.4m diameter homeade wind turbine. Blades are made from 6 inch pvc drain pipe cut to a twisted and tapered profile. The generator is a back driven permanent magnet treadmill motor. It should be capable of producing around 60Watts in a 15mph wind. Lots of testing and tweaking to come though...
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 Telegraph.co.uk | Chelsea Flower Show 2011: Chelsea extravagance reaches new heights Telegraph.co.uk A wind turbine on the top will make it even taller. Trees almost 30ft high will tower above the Grand Pavilion in the Leeds City Council Garden that also has a huge working water wheel. In a further bid to catch attention gardeners are bringing in ... and more » |
 SlashGear | SlashGear Science Week in Review, May 6th 2011 SlashGear Wind power has its proponents. It seems like a great idea: it's clean, it collects energy from something that occurs naturally. But it really isn't very efficient. According to industry trade body RenewableUK, the average wind turbine only generates 20 ... |
Home Wind Turbine For Sale At Wal-Mart IBTimes Wal-Mart has the Coleman turbine priced at $765.00. According to the product description, the turbine will start up in winds as low as 4 mph. Installation of the device is a DIY proposition and, once assembled and erected, the turbine is said to be ... and more » |
Gearless Turbine Gets Power From Light Winds IBTimes Similar to installing an electric generator, the Honeywell Wind Turbine was designed, according to the company, to be installed by a licensed electrical contractor. Apparently this may not be a DIY project like other turbines we've written about in the ... and more » |
Newspaper Briefing, including Ex-Fed Reserve man says it failed to regulate ... Proactive Investors UK Travis Perkins buys stores from stricken Focus DIY: The Owner of Wickes has bought 13 stores from the administrators of stricken chain Focus DIY in a deal worth 8.4 million. Travis Perkins will convert the sites to the Wickes format by the end of 2011, ... |
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