GENERATING WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY GENERATING, ENERGY, AND, WIND, SOLAR

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Finally a progressive global trend has caught on that will impact the environment in a positive way.  That trend is the rising concern for our environment and the eagerness to “go green”.  People are now adjusting their lifestyles to leave a softer footprint on Planet Earth, keeping in mind that our children’s children will inherit what we leave behind.

From Hollywood celebrities to politicians like Al Gore, thousands are “going green” daily by switching to wind and solar powered energy, leaving conventional electricity and its detrimental impact on the environment behind.

Let’s review some of the most common ways of generating wind and solar energy:

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Since 200 BC the ancient Persians were harnessing wind energy to fuel their grain grinders.  Though we are far more technology advanced, present day vertical axis wind turbine generators operate on the same basic theory; kinetic wind energy is turned into mechanical energy (a windmill), and that mechanical energy is then turned into electrical energy (a turbine).

The two main types of vertical axis wind turbines are the Darrieus and the Savonius.The difference is that the Darrieus uses lift forces generated by aerofoils and the Savonius uses drag forces.

Can you imagine not having to pay your electric company for use of your home’s interior and exterior lighting, or for the use of your TV or computer, or anything that is electrically powered?  And furthermore, can you imagine your local electric company PAYING YOU for the extra electricity you generate on your own?  Well yes!  Now not only can you imagine it, it can be a reality with a residential wind power turbine right on your own property!  Just make sure that you have at least one acre of land that you can install it on and you are set for a “free and green” electricity source for the rest of your life!  Your only cost is the wind power generator itself, and the cost of its maintenance.


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horizontal wind turbine

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