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.

Typical Of Rooftop Turbines, The Rotor Is Tied Down On This Non Operating Turbine In Holzhausen, Rheinland Pfalz, 2005. The Turbine Is Noteworthy In Its Own Right. The Turbine Is Probably An Allgaier Built In The Years From 1950 1959. It Appears To Be A Twin To A Turbine Atop The Same Company's Building, Klöckner Moeller, Alongside The Main North South Line From Bonn To Koblenz. The Allgaier Was A Derivative Of The Work By The Father Of German Wind Energy, Ulrich Hütter, And Was Built By A Small Company In The South Of Germany In Göppingen (near Uhingen). Altogether, There Were About 200 Units Built And Ranged In Size From 6 10 Kw. A Photograph Similar To This And This Background Information Is Contained In Windgeshichter By Jan Oelker, 2005.

Rooftop Turbines: Rooftop Mounting and Building Integration of Wind Turbines

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Paul Gipe

Why You Shouldn’t Do It

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Allgaier in Holzhausen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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Paul Gipe

December 4, 2005 Typical of rooftop turbines, the rotor is tied down on this non-operating WE-10 Algaier turbine in Holzhausen, …

Net-Metering? It’s Time for Wind & Solar Without Limits

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Paul Gipe

The renewable lists buzz with discussions about net metering. Renewable’s advocates spend hours, days, years even trying to implement net metering over utility objections. Why bother? Net metering is often so limited to be next to useless, and even where it is used to some extent it accomplishes little.

Stewart Russell’s commentary on Windsave

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Stewart Russell

Stewart knows what he’s talking about. He’s a pro.

Simple Rules for Small Wind Turbine Design by Michael Klemen

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Michael Klemen

Simple Rules for Small Wind Turbine Design by Michael Klemen used with permission.