Tagged: wind power

Home wind turbines need real, scheduled maintenance. Here's what actually needs doing, how often, and what it costs in time versus a solar panel.

Your house is probably the biggest reason your home wind turbine underperforms. Here's how roofline turbulence actually degrades output, and what siting fixes it.

Guyed towers are cheaper and taller for the money, but they eat land and need upkeep. Here's how to actually decide for a residential wind setup.

Before you spend on a home wind turbine, your last 12 months of bills hold the real answer. Here's what to actually look for.

Tower height, not turbine wattage, decides whether a small wind system actually works. Here's why the extra metres matter more than the spec sheet.

Getting a small wind turbine past council isn't about the turbine itself so much as height, setback, noise and visual impact rules. Here's what actually gets checked.

Most residential wind turbine noise complaints trace back to a handful of fixable causes, not the turbine itself. Here's what actually drives the arguments.

Setback distance decides whether a small wind turbine works or turns into a neighbour dispute. Here's how to actually work out the right distance.

Solar's daily cycle makes battery sizing relatively predictable. Wind's gustiness and hydro's steady baseload each demand a different approach to autonomy days and depth of discharge.

Wind power supplies a real and growing share of both the Australian and US grids. Here's the mechanics of how a turbine converts moving air into electricity you can use.