Comments - Just how sustainable can all of this be ? - Gaia Community2024-03-29T02:36:03Zhttps://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=5313775%3ABlogPost%3A15504&xn_auth=noSmall wind turbines scaled t…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2015-11-11:5313775:Comment:202402015-11-11T10:39:26.435ZMichael Grovehttps://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p><br></br><br></br><span><strong>Small wind turbines scaled to the right size for residential and urban areas have so far lived in</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>the shadows of their larger wind-farm-sized counterparts</strong>. The power output has been too low</span></p>
<p><span>for </span>a reasonable return on investment through energy savings and the noise they produce is louder</p>
<p>than most homeowners can deal with.</p>
<p><br></br><span>A Dutch renewable energy start-up called…</span></p>
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<p><br/><br/><span><strong>Small wind turbines scaled to the right size for residential and urban areas have so far lived in</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>the shadows of their larger wind-farm-sized counterparts</strong>. The power output has been too low</span></p>
<p><span>for </span>a reasonable return on investment through energy savings and the noise they produce is louder</p>
<p>than most homeowners can deal with.</p>
<p><br/><span>A Dutch renewable energy start-up called The Archimedes is working to solve both of those<br/></span></p>
<p><span>problems </span>in a new class of small-scale wind turbine - one that is almost silent and is far more</p>
<p>efficient at converting wind into energy. The company states that the Liam F1 turbine could</p>
<p>generate 1,500 kWh of energy per year at wind speeds of 5m/s, enough to cover half of an</p>
<p>average household's energy use. When used in combination with rooftop solar panels, a house</p>
<p>could run off grid. "When there is wind you use the energy produced by the wind turbine; when</p>
<p>the sun is shining you use the solar cells to produce the energy," <strong><a href="http://livingoutdoor.co/4957689-14348492" target="_blank">The Archimedes CEO Richard</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://livingoutdoor.co/4957689-14348492" target="_blank">Ruijtenbeek said</a></strong>.</p>
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