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.
New ‘Excel 15’ small-wind turbine generates more energy at a lower LCOE
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Michelle Froese
Bergey Windpower, an American manufacturer of small wind turbines for residential and commercial applications, recently announced a new product, the Excel 15 wind turbine.
Small Wind Conference Chooses Gipe for Keynote Speaker
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The Small Wind Conference has chosen Paul Gipe as its keynote speaker for its 2017 conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Calling Gipe “legendary” for his four decades writing about wind energy, the conference is the principal North American venue for the small wind industry.
Endurance Wind Power bankruptcy spreads to UK
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Nelson Bennett
Endurance Wind Power filed for bankruptcy sometime around early November and placed under trust with Grant Thonrton, after its bank called in its loan.
Remember that “wind tree”? It’s worse than we thought
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Simon Mahan
Turns out, the wind tree is actually worse than initially thought.
Small & Distributed Wind Capacity in Britain & USA
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Paul Gipe
Britain, with one-fifth the population of the USA, installed 560 MW of wind generating capacity in distributed applications from 2010 through 2015. This represents more than three times the MW per capita installed through Britain’s microgeneration program than the distributed capacity installed in the United States.
Georgia Power Small Wind Demo Raises Questions
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Paul Gipe
Later this year Georgia Power Company, a part of the Southern Company, is installing three small wind turbines as a demonstration. Is this newsworthy? Is it significant in any way?
