subject: Residential Wind Turbine: 3 Trends To Watch For The Future [print this page] The residential wind turbine is a relatively new product on our home energy horizons. They have certainly been around a long time but they are only recently being promoted at the pace and consistency that they are now. Here are the 3 strongest trends in this business and what you need to watch for...
Lower cut-in speeds - There's a tremendous amount of research money being put into this topic. As first speeds are lowered and more and more people can use wind turbines of their homes, prices will come down and the cycle will repeat itself. The cut-in speeds are limited by several things-the way the materials and the aerodynamics of the blades themselves being the primary issues at hand. Researchers are spending a lot of time and money trying to figure out the perfect balance. There are ways to make the blades kick in very early and start making power with very little wind. But, at those speeds the blades could cause the wind turbines spin out of control and destroy itself.
Roof mounted - This is really the strongest area of research going forward. There is so much residential real estate out there on roofs. It has the advantage of being high up, which is where all the strong and consistent winds. This makes it an ideal location for not only people in the country but also people in large cities. People in large cities may not have any other options as well.
More power backfed to the grid - Being able to send your power back to the grid is a huge advantage for anyone looking and residential wind turbine products. That is because any excess that you have can be immediately resold to your utility at a price that is the same as it costs them to make their own power.
In any case, we have to take some action pretty quickly. There are just no other great options out there other than renewable energy projects. As we move forward into the future, the quicker we can wrap these strategies up and start using home power, and the quicker we will relieve pressure on the electricity grid and quicker prices will go down in general. There's really just no way around this and the sooner we can lock onto this reality the better off we will all be in terms of being able to protect our energy future.
In conclusion, the residential wind turbine and home wind kits in general are starting to pick up steam and are becoming the solution de jour for many homeowners.
