subject: Residential Wind Turbine: 2 Top Kinds [print this page] When you are looking into residential wind turbine products of course you want the best kind for your money. You don't need to check out every option on the planet to be able make a good decision either. These devices work very well in specific locations in and some that do not work at all. So, depending on where you're going to put the residential wind turbine, the choices can be relatively clear as to what type of device you need.
Until we come up with a better fuel to run our power plants we're going to have to take advantage of renewable energy sources for our electricity needs at home and at our businesses. Unless we want to do without power, wind energy is an opportunity we cannot just pass up.
These are the 2 top kinds of residential wind turbine kits...
Horizontal wind turbine - This is the most efficient and probably the best wind turbine you can buy in a perfect world. I say a perfect world because many people have a problem with the way these devices move around all the time and cause a phenomenon called shadow flicker. So, there are many local communities that have a problem with horizontal wind turbines. That is changing of course but for the moment you need to be very aware that you might run into people in your community who will try to disallow this device and keep you from using it. However, if you can find a way to install one on your property, you're going to make the most energy of any device that is available on the market today.
Vertical home wind turbine - While the vertical axis wind turbine is not nearly as efficient as the horizontal, it is a lot more aesthetically fitting for most roof environments. It almost looks like a piece of ornamentation that you might put upon her roof like a wind chime or something more decorative. These devices are efficient at about 70% of what the horizontal axis wind turbine will be, but it is a lot more likely that you're going to be able to meet local permitting restrictions with this type of device.
In conclusion, the residential wind turbine of tomorrow will look a lot like the residential wind turbine of today. The improvements that manufacturers are making in these systems are largely on the material side and on the aerodynamic side. The basic technology will not change that much but the efficiency of the devices that we use definitely will.
