News & Articles on Small & Household Size Wind Turbines
Small wind turbines encompass a broad range of wind turbines from micro turbines, to mini turbines, to household-size turbines. Wind turbines in these size classes may have power ratings from a few watts to dozens of kW. Internationally, this category includes wind turbines up to 15 meters (49 feet) in diameter. Wind turbines of this size may have power ratings from 50 to 100 kW.
While ducted or shrouded wind turbines and Vertical Axis Wind Turbines can be of any size, they are listed here because they are outside the mainstream of the commercial wind industry.
Decommissioning Guide to Small Wind Turbines in the Built Environment
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Kimberly King
Password: mistralmetrodenizen2013–The aim of this framework document is that it can serve as guidance, as far as it is practical, to those seeking to navigate and obtain approval for decommissioning wind turbines in the built environment or in urban settings.
Photos of Small Wind Turbines by Paul Gipe Posted
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Paul Gipe
I’ve posted photos of small wind turbines from my archives, including photos of Aircon, Aeroman, Bergey, Easywind, Endurance, Enertech-AOC, Fayette, Gaia, Grumman, Jacobs, Mehrkam, Northern Power, Southwest Windpower, StormMaster, Swiss Elektro, Thy Møllen, UTRC-Windtech, Vergnet, Wenco, Wincharger, and Wind Engineering.
WWEA Small Wind World Report 2012
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The total number of small wind turbines installed all over the world reached 730’000 units as of the end of 2011 after 656’000 units in 2010, after 521’000 in 2009 and 460’000 in 2008. These small wind turbines represent a total capacity of around 576 MW (end of 2011), compared with a total capacity of 240 GW of large wind turbines.
Arizona Daily: Last days for local turbines?
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Joe Ferguson
Carol Curtis, the director of the Coconino County Career Center, said employees were told by Southwest Windpower officials Wednesday that the facility in Flagstaff was going to be closed and they should “leave quickly.”. .
Italian Small Wind Growing with Feed-in Tariffs
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Paul Gipe
The installation of small wind turbines is growing rapidly in Italy since the introduction of feed-in tariffs, according to a report by the Department of Engineering at Milan’s Polytechnical University (Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale). . .
Build Your Own Small Wind Power System–A review
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Build Your Own Small Wind Power System was written by a small wind systems dealer, Kevin Shea, and a professional journalist, Brian Howard. Be forewarned, this is a big book. It’s a modern book. It uses all the techniques necessary to keep modern readers attentive: sidebars, bullet points, and copious illustrations. . .
