While wind energy market is not growing as rapidly as solar energy and that is totally understandable, the main reason for that is that windmills have been traditionally portrayed as those huge, tall structures that occupy a large amount of space and make plenty of noise. Even though that is not true in modern times it is that perception of windmills and wind turbines that has to change in people. Modern wind turbines are sleek and quiet making them a lot more easy as part of modern homes.
The SWIFT turbine is a lot smaller and quieter than the traditional ones, thus avoiding the potential problem of collapse and calamity. There’s even a helpful calculator that is put in place which allows you to put in your address, and get a map back that shows you the potential for wind generation at your home, complete with links to relevant incentives. This means that you will not have to worry too much about where to install your turbines and the energy generated from it.
The Swift will go on sale in the US in July 2008 and have a projected price of $10,000 to $12,000, with many local and federal incentives available to offset that cost. That is nice since it encourages consumers to invest in green resources. According to the company each properly placed turbine can generate 2000 kWh of electricity. Now that is indeed pretty good output or a turbine.
