http://homefixated.com/honeywell-wind-turbine/ HomeFixated interviews Sarah Jenan from Windtronics about their new 6 foot diamter small wind turbine for elec…
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25 Responses to Rooftop Small Home Wind Turbine Interview from Honeywell
For 10,000 frog pelts, I can have a very nice totally offgrid solar system with a LARGE battery bank and backup genset….not to mention the number of turbines I could build with just 5,000 frog pelts. Beautiful well spoken gal though 😉
my wind turbne was $600 for 600 watts at 14 mph. install was $200 for a 30 foot pole with all the cables etc… total being $800 in all. works with my existing solar panel setup. this one in this video is cool but rediculously priced. there are so many others out there for low speed generation that are extreemly less costing. mine kicks in around 2mph and starts charging at 4mph. missouriwindandsolar has quite a few great ones. check them out on youtube. hopefully i spelt their name right.
so spend $10,000 ea x 6.67 = $66,700 yeah that makes sense?!? How many years to pay back? Also did her price include a battery bank and all the additional wiring costs to tie it into your home?
Oh and most of those power plants are either burning American coal or use American uranium, not “Mid East oil”.
Proof? Besides that, I don’t see a bias in his math. The only problem is that the comment, like the video and brochure, is 2 years old. Seems his website says he’s one Tom Rent, a contract engineer. Nothing about being the owner of a big reseller on there.
Most of rural Newfoundland (the island on the upper right) gets its electricity from large community-level gasoline powered generators, so I guess that would count.
Your home is powered by oil? Where on earth do you live? I know of no place in North America that produces grid electricity on oil. I know that some of Alaska’s oil was sold to China for temporary energy production during a coal shortage, but that’s the only case I know of. I’d care to know more if anyone is willing to share.
This technology will come down in price once people pull their heads out of their rear ends. If I could get my brother to take a look at one of these he’s a mechanical engineer and a whiz at building stuff like this. I’m gonna bet I could get it built for under $2K
Got to agree with jus1brotha, this countries political system is fighting all green energies because they make money from oil and auto manufacturers. Combining large scale and residential alternative energy generation with upgraded distribution network could virtually eliminate our dependancy on oil, reduce pollution, and create a large number of jobs.
Warren Pendleton
October 28, 2013 at 3:14 pm Reply
I agree. Remember how much Tv’s were in the beginning? Or VCR’s? The problem is that this type of technology comes attached to a political talking point that is often associated with a half truth. This country will have to get dragged down the Green Technology route kicking and screaming.
NaCell <-----closer pronunciation. 😉
sirtom68
October 28, 2013 at 3:50 am
NaCell……;)
sirtom68
October 28, 2013 at 4:10 am
For 10,000 frog pelts, I can have a very nice totally offgrid solar system with a LARGE battery bank and backup genset….not to mention the number of turbines I could build with just 5,000 frog pelts. Beautiful well spoken gal though 😉
sirtom68
October 28, 2013 at 4:13 am
beautiful teeth 🙂
lulek marchewaski
October 28, 2013 at 4:35 am
At a cost of 10k installed, the sun will super nova before that thing would pay off.
paverop
October 28, 2013 at 5:30 am
wow, even though you say its expensive well after that you’ll save more on the later…
Glenn Hough
October 28, 2013 at 6:03 am
my wind turbne was $600 for 600 watts at 14 mph. install was $200 for a 30 foot pole with all the cables etc… total being $800 in all. works with my existing solar panel setup. this one in this video is cool but rediculously priced. there are so many others out there for low speed generation that are extreemly less costing. mine kicks in around 2mph and starts charging at 4mph. missouriwindandsolar has quite a few great ones. check them out on youtube. hopefully i spelt their name right.
FixedByDoc
October 28, 2013 at 6:53 am
Way too much money… I will wait for the Chinese to do a knock off for $400.00
Happy Endings .Animal Rescue
October 28, 2013 at 7:22 am
$10,000? You must be smoking crack! That thing will never pay for itself.
NICEDOG420
October 28, 2013 at 7:49 am
Who tested this : where : 1500 kwh/yr ?
Palomar Bob
October 28, 2013 at 8:02 am
so spend $10,000 ea x 6.67 = $66,700 yeah that makes sense?!? How many years to pay back? Also did her price include a battery bank and all the additional wiring costs to tie it into your home?
Oh and most of those power plants are either burning American coal or use American uranium, not “Mid East oil”.
Sig220Euro
October 28, 2013 at 8:35 am
Nesel ?
Nacelle ! Pronounced NaSell.
philmorrissette
October 28, 2013 at 8:58 am
Proof? Besides that, I don’t see a bias in his math. The only problem is that the comment, like the video and brochure, is 2 years old. Seems his website says he’s one Tom Rent, a contract engineer. Nothing about being the owner of a big reseller on there.
DeeAyeWai
October 28, 2013 at 9:38 am
Most of rural Newfoundland (the island on the upper right) gets its electricity from large community-level gasoline powered generators, so I guess that would count.
biglinguist
October 28, 2013 at 10:17 am
Merriam-Webster: “componentry- : the parts that make up a system or device”
Home Fixated
October 28, 2013 at 11:09 am
what the heck is “componentry”?
Andrew Field
October 28, 2013 at 11:28 am
Your home is powered by oil? Where on earth do you live? I know of no place in North America that produces grid electricity on oil. I know that some of Alaska’s oil was sold to China for temporary energy production during a coal shortage, but that’s the only case I know of. I’d care to know more if anyone is willing to share.
Ethan Olson
October 28, 2013 at 11:47 am
windkraftanlage-ersatzteile.beepworld.de
1819engel
October 28, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Send me a message when you get yours built. Maybe I can buy yours (if it’s not too expensive).
nemo227
October 28, 2013 at 12:46 pm
The 41 dislikes are from the electric company executives and politicians who benefit from taxing our energy!
steve smith
October 28, 2013 at 1:23 pm
This technology will come down in price once people pull their heads out of their rear ends. If I could get my brother to take a look at one of these he’s a mechanical engineer and a whiz at building stuff like this. I’m gonna bet I could get it built for under $2K
toowaker37
October 28, 2013 at 1:35 pm
I can make one of these for 38 USD, 6 ft of copper wire and a used bicycle wheel. They are charging us peasants 10,000 USD for this?
Teutonica Dux
October 28, 2013 at 1:43 pm
Did she say componantry?
thegbpackers284
October 28, 2013 at 2:39 pm
Got to agree with jus1brotha, this countries political system is fighting all green energies because they make money from oil and auto manufacturers. Combining large scale and residential alternative energy generation with upgraded distribution network could virtually eliminate our dependancy on oil, reduce pollution, and create a large number of jobs.
Warren Pendleton
October 28, 2013 at 3:14 pm
I agree. Remember how much Tv’s were in the beginning? Or VCR’s? The problem is that this type of technology comes attached to a political talking point that is often associated with a half truth. This country will have to get dragged down the Green Technology route kicking and screaming.
jus1brotha
October 28, 2013 at 4:05 pm