The Answer May Be Blowing in the Wind
by Cristina Foung
My favorite green product of the week: Southwest Windpower Skystream 3.7 Wind Turbine
What is it?
The Skystream 3.7 is a residential wind generator that hooks into grid-tied homes. It has an estimated energy production of 400 kWh per month (at 12 MPH or 5.4 m/s). Its rotor measures 12 feet and towers are available ranging from 34 to 70 feet.
Why is it better?
The wind industry, ranging from offshore wind projects to residential turbines, has been steadily growing.
For the average single family home, it can produce about half of all electricity needs (or course that depends both on how much electricity you use and the average wind speeds in your area). But that’s not too shabby in terms of reducing your carbon footprint.
I also hear Skystreams are quiet, easy to install (or easy to work with dealers to get them installed), run in very low winds, and are easy to maintain. All good things, for sure. I can’t wait to stop by Robin Wilson’s house in
Where can you find it?
Besides her green products column on Cleantech Blog, Cristina is a passionate advocate for green living at the Green Home Huddle at Huddler.com, which focuses on electric cars, energy efficient appliances, and other green products.
Labels: cleantech, green power, green tech, Southwest Windpower, wind energy, wind turbine
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posted by Cristina Foung @ 9:51 AM
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3 Comments:
Skystream may have found a few takers because of their fancy blade design- but I dont really think it is that much quieter than some of its other competitors..
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A Myth about Matter
Jim Fournier is founder and President of the Biomass Energy & Carbon,
a Colorado based R&D company commercializing biomass gasification and
developing a revolutionary new "carbon negative" bio-fuels technology
that can remove CO2 from the air by generating sustainable energy and
a high-carbon fertilizer from biomass. http://www.biomassec.com
In this episode we look at his work and vision of where we stand and
what we need to do to bootstrap the system into being...
http://www.iclips.net/pmt.php
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