subject: Wind Power Companies: 3 Things They Need To Do [print this page] In order to serve their market better, wind power companies need to do several things to keep up with what the public needs and wants. It goes without saying that the capitalist market will take care of itself but these are the things in particular that will ease it on its way to make it the most effective for our quick transition to a more green and sustainable world.
These are the 3 things wind power companies must do to keep up the pace of change...
Wind power companies need to make units that are easier to install - The sooner these devices can become an ones that can be just plugged in and run from anywhere, the sooner the energy market will explode in popularity. Most of the hassle associated with any kind of renewable energy system now is the amount of trouble you must go through to either construct one of these devices on your own or the amount of money that you must spend to let someone else do it for you. Plug-and-play is a concept that needs to be to applied to the wind energy area quickly in order for them to reap the maximum benefits from the interest the public now has in this market.
Wind power companies need to make units that start at a lower wind speed - As it stands right now, only a relatively small portion of the US population can take advantage of wind turbine energy and make the most out of it. There are many locations that average less than 6 mph in wind speed that simply will not work for a home wind turbine. As manufacturers focus on very low speeds at which power can be made, more and more of the country will be able to take part in the renewable energy revolution and start saving money immediately on the amount of power they purchase already from their utility.
Finally, wind power companies need to make their units more affordable - As these companies make their products more efficient and aerodynamically effective, they will be able to be used in more and more locations. As the proliferation of the device becomes more ubiquitous all across the world, prices will come down because of economies of scale will start making a difference in raw materials and other production costs the manufacturers must absorb and not necessarily pass along now.
Summarizing, wind power companies have a good bit of work to do before they capture the market share they are capable of capturing.
