Wind Power

Wind Power has become a popular installation for the residential home, but what is it and how does it benefit the home?

Wind Power turbines are designed to harness the power of the wind and use it to generate electricity and, small systems known as "micro wind" turbines can produce enough electricity for the lights and electrical appliances in a typical home.

Over the years there have been many different designs of Wind Power generators with aerodynamic modeling being used to determine the optimum tower height, control systems, number of blades and even the blade shape.

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Wind Turbine

The photographs above show the type of home made Wind Power Turbines which can be easily made and constructed by the average DIY person using only the very basic of tools and limited knowledge. The photographs shown are from three competing suppliers of Wind Power kits and are all typical examples of what people can expect to achieve by following some very simple instructions.

As seen in the photographs, Residential Windmills can be an attractive addition to the home as well as being a practical money saver which can only add value to your property. The suppliers of these Wind Power guides have provided a great deal of information to try and make life easy and claim the guides are suited for a total beginner with limited skills.

If you would like to know more about any one of the displayed Wind Generators, just click on the relevant photograph and you will be taken to a more detailed information page.

With Wind Power, location is obviously important because the instances of wind varies from country to country let alone areas within each country. Therefore, to get the best from Residential Windmills it is advisable to be in an area which is prone to sufficient wind to power your turbine.

For example, 40% of all the wind energy in Europe blows over the UK, making it an ideal country for small domestic turbines but because of the surrounding seas, Ireland receives its fair share of that 40% making it even more ideal.

Are Windmills Suitable For Home?

To tell if small scale domestic Windmills are right for your situation, here are a few key questions to consider:

1. Are there any large obstacles like buildings, trees or hills near the proposed Windmill location? Small domestic Wind Turbines work best in exposed locations, without turbulence caused by these types of obstacle.
2. Is your location in a windy area? To be effective you need an average wind speed of no less than 5m/s.
3. Is your home located away from the National Grid? Small domestic systems are particularly suitable for use in remote locations where mains electricity is unavailable.
4. Do you need planning permission? To install one of these Turbines they usually require planning/building permission from the local authority, so check before you install one.

If your situation is such that it lends itself to installing a Windmill Generator then this is a great project to undertake and great fun to do.

If you can follow simple instructions then building your own unit will save thousands of dollars as well as giving you the satisfaction of building your own Wind Power Generator from scratch.