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Building wind turbine blades versus buying them for a homemade wind turbine

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:43:41 +0000

As you’re probably aware, one of the trickiest parts to building your own wind generator is building the blades. Most of the do it yourself (DIY) plans for building your own homemade wind turbine or wind generator give instructions for making a very basic set of blades from pvc pipe. It’s relatively easy to do, [...]

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DIY Basics-What You Need To Build a Solar Panel from Photovoltaic Cells

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:59:08 +0000

On your quest for energy independence, you’ve undoubtedly considered using solar energy to lower your electric bills. That’s GREAT! It’s an excellent way to get your feet wet with green power, and it’s also very easy to build your own solar panels. You’ll be joining thousands of other people that are starting to explore alternative [...]

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DC Permanent magnet motors for building wind turbine generators

admin — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:00:02 +0000

It doesn’t matter what you call it — wind turbine, windmill, or wind generator, the most important part of any wind power producing device is the generator. Connected to the blades, it’s the part that converts rotational motion into electricity through the use of magnetic fields. If you’re building your own wind powered generator, chances [...]

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Small Wind Systems – Answers to Common Questions about Residential Wind Turbines

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:44:29 +0000

You may have heard the term small wind and never given it much thought. It’s a phrase that’s intended to designate a wind energy system for use in a residential or farm setting. It’s typically a smaller wind turbine that has a maximum power output that’s much less than the huge commercial wind turbines that [...]

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Before you build wind or solar power generators, improve your home’s energy efficiency

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:15:43 +0000

If you’re feeling the pinch of high energy costs, join the club. Sky high fuel and oil costs have certainly caused people to start rethinking their energy situation. In the long run this is a good thing, since it pushes us down the path of energy independence. Unfortunately though, in the short term, it just [...]

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