Archive for 'Wind Power'

Installing a wind turbine at home

Posted on 30. Oct, 2006 by ashleys.

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B&Q are now selling turbine blades at their stores. So do we rush out and buy one expecting to save money? Where would we install it? Can we attach it to the chimney stack that has been there for 100 years? Lets imagine that we have bought a nice shinny new wind turbine and manage [...]

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B&Q champions micro generation

Posted on 28. Oct, 2006 by ashleys.

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B&Q the big DIY retail company is hoping to “grab the attention of the public and make them think about the possibilities of micro-generation of power” They intend to do this, in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust, by erecting a giant billboard outside Heathrow airport. The billboard uses windpower to power the lighting on [...]

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Plight of a Leeds man demonstrates planning problems

Posted on 24. Aug, 2006 by ashleys.

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A resident of Leeds how wants to install a wind turbine on his semi-detached home in Leeds is facing a long delay to get the required planning permission.  Mike Collins, 66, of Armley, had thought the council would be happy with his proposal and that he would get permission quickly,  however he has experienced two [...]

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A true Solar Wind approach!

Posted on 20. Aug, 2006 by ashleys.

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Now here is a project that will truly get solar wind working. A new project has begun in the Australian outback to build a huge tower that will capture the sun’s energy in a far more efficient way than conventional solar cells or windmills. Now we normally separate solar and wind energy into two different [...]

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Micro-Generation of Wind Power – Some Definitions

Posted on 11. May, 2006 by ashleys.

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In this section I would like to focus on the some relevant definitions with respect to the micro-generation of wind power. First a set of more general definitions followed by definitions more specifically relevant to wind power. A lot of these definitions are also available on the great online resource wikipedia, and where relevant I [...]

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