Eco Factor: Small wind turbine generates electricity at low wind speeds.
Wind energy does offer a promise to power your home with green electricity provided your house is on the countryside where skyscrapers don’t put breaks on speeding wind. Residents of the urbanities of today make use of wind generators that mostly don’t provide as much energy as is needed because of the high-rise buildings in the vicinity. WindTronics, based in Muskegon, Mich., has developed a new wind turbine that is specifically sized for individual urban homes.
The company claims that this wind turbine is so efficient that it can operate at speeds as low as 2mph. Designed in the form of a table fan, the turbine will be sold for $4,500 and can generate 2,000KWh of electricity in a year at decent wind speeds, which is about 20% of the energy an average home in the U.S. requires.
The turbine weighs 95 pounds and has a 6-foot diameter, which allows the homeowner to install it easily on rooftops, chimneys or on a pole as well. The novel design, according to the company, is the secret behind the turbine’s capability to generate electricity at wind speeds between 2mph and 45mph.
Via: CNet
