Wind Generator

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Originally Posted by JanGeo

There is a house in Middletown RI that has a vertical axis generator mounted on the roof of their house and I am talking a few feet over the peaks.

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JG, what's the address in Middletown? I'd like to check it out the next time I'm over in Middletown.

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Originally Posted by evoracer306

I was also going to mention otherpower.com. It is a fantastic site with a lot of very knowledgable members. While a horizontal-axis wind turbine will usually outperform a vertical-axis wind turbine there are some situations where a HAWT is not a good choice. If you live in the city is the one that comes to my mind. A rule of thumb for how high to build a HAWT is 30' above the tallest obstruction in a 300' radius. A VAWT can deal with the more turbulant air closer to the ground. Check out www.windstuffnow.com Ed Lenz has built an incredible VAWT that pumps out a pretty decent amount of power.

Todd

COOL link