Several years ago I bought some remote property in Arizona. I am an astronomer and wanted a place to practice my hobby far away from the sky-wrecking light pollution found near cities of any real size. I found a great piece of property. The problem is, it's so remote that there is no electric service available. That's not really a problem. No electricity equals no light pollution. However, it would be nice to have at least a little electricity, since so much of life in the 21st century is dependent on it.
One thing I noticed right away about my property is that most of the time, the wind is blowing. Almost from the moment I bought it, I had the idea of being energy independent by putting up a wind turbine and making some electricity, and later adding some solar panels and a wood gasifier. This is the story of how I did it. Not with an expensive, store-bought turbine, but with a home-built one that cost hardly anything. If you have some fabricating skills and some electronic know-how, you can build one too.
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thats really cool
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Cool stuff, man.
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Woah, now that is interesting!
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i will have this wind turbine very soon :)
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If only I could make my own lol.
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hmm great idea...how much does it save on your bill?
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on it
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My neighbor actually has a windmil, no joke. It's on their deck. Pretty small though.
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Cool stuff, especially the part about the wood gasifier.
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