Small Wind Turbine Product Reviews
This category lists a number of reports on small wind turbines that were tested to international standards. There are also a number of critiques as well as commentaries on small wind turbine products included here as well. It is a continual source of amazement that people will spend tens of thousands of dollars buying a wind turbine before searching to see if there are any reports on whether the turbine works at all and, if it does, how well it works.
Power Performance Test Report for the SWIFT Wind Turbine
By
Paul Gipe
NREL’s field test report on Renewable Devices Swift in 2011 can be found here: Power Performance Test Report for the …
DyoCore and Why the Rating of Small Turbines Remains a Black Art
By
Paul Gipe
Despite my best efforts, I’ve been dragged into the DyoCore flap here in California. I successfully ignored Mick Sagrillo’s plea to write something. I successfully ignored DyoCore’s request to get involved on their behalf. Now the staff of the California Energy Commission (CEC) has weighed in asking me to clarify my statements.
Skystream Delivers Less Than Advertised at French Test Site
By
Paul Gipe
But Energy Estimates Not Off by Much
Earthtronic’s Honeywell Windtronics WT 6500–A Review
By
Paul Gipe
I’ve reviewed the series of preproduction wind turbine designs from Earthtronics twice before. See below.
Energy Ball–A Review
By
Paul Gipe
I’ve been putting off writing anything about the “Energy Ball” simply because there are too many of these “inventions” for one person to track, analyze, and report on. Like many of these contraptions, and that’s the best I can say about such devices, it’s a distraction from more serious endeavors.
