| There are two different kinds of residential wind | | | | Going cheap is not always a good idea, but it can still |
| generators, there are horizontal turbines, as well as | | | | save you a lot of money on vertical wind turbines. |
| vertical wind turbines. Vertical axis wind generators | | | | One person put his generator on the Internet, and |
| have many advantages, and very or no | | | | made his generator for just $125, plus time. He used |
| disadvantages over horizontal axis generators in | | | | five three inch PVC pipes, cut in half for the blades, |
| many ways. For one thing they don't need as much | | | | mounted them on three kids bicycle wheels, and |
| wind to start spinning, and can utilize wind from any | | | | attached them to a 38V Ametek Motor. This unit |
| direction without having to have an extra fin to turn | | | | was then mounted in the 12 foot high frame that is |
| the unit. It is also is not as effected by cross winds | | | | just two feet square! |
| as a horizontal wind generator is either. | | | | So as you can see, vertical wind turbines are very |
| There are many reasons why you should buy vertical | | | | easy to procure, with the right knowledge. You can |
| wind turbines. Because of their compact size, they | | | | also purchase them through Urban Green Energy, |
| can fit almost anywhere, and don't necessarily need | | | | Enviro Energies, and Tangarie Alternative Power, as |
| to be posted on a high spot. They can sit in the | | | | well as many others. In many cases, people who |
| yard, on an outdoor porch, and of course on top of | | | | choose to build or purchase wind generators are |
| a home or garage. Many famous celebrities like Jay | | | | using them in addition to other alternative power |
| Leno use these for a multitude of alternative energy | | | | sources. These can be solar energy, magnetic |
| power applications. | | | | generators, and even geothermal in some cases. |
| Because they are set up much differently than your | | | | Why is it important to use vertical wind turbines, or |
| conventional wind generators, some may find it hard | | | | other forms of alternative energy? For one reason, it |
| to find them, but really there are not only different | | | | can reduce or even eliminate your reliance on utility |
| companies that sell them but you can also build them | | | | companies, and even if you aren't fully off the grid, |
| yourself, with common every day items, a plan and a | | | | your overall energy bills can be reduced by half or |
| little know how. You can buy many different DIY kits | | | | more. Granted, there are going to be times when |
| to make a variety of vertical wind turbines, and the | | | | there won't be any wind, that is just how Mother |
| cost for these really depends on how technical you | | | | Nature works. However, there is almost always some |
| want to get. You can order special blades, a state of | | | | kind of wind, no matter where you live. It is |
| the art generator, all the conversion units you need, | | | | important that we all do our part to conserve |
| and spend hundreds of dollars, or you can go a | | | | energy, and whatever else it takes to save our |
| completely cheap route. | | | | Planet. |