Home-grown wind power
Bob Morris @ Dec 18th 2007 20:30 - Category: Wind turbines
Asymptotic Life bought a wind turbine on eBay for $360 then built their own tower for it using similarly bargain-priced parts. They now have a wind power that produces 200 watts at 20 mph, and they did it for for just $1450, saving at least $13,500!
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Jansen on 27 Sep 2008 at 6:10 am #
American ingenuity at its finest - recycling is not just for plastics and cans - 30 years ago I stripped an old water heater to its tank, welded it to a length of 6″ pipe and stood it up in concrete. Around it, with a 2″ rigid foam sheet, I taped and glued an angled frame which reflexs sunlight onto the tank all day long (similar principle to a solar oven) - the unit heats water so hot one cannot stand under it in a shower and I have been using it all these years. Total cost - $32.00.