Quiet Rooftop Wind Turbines Coming Soon
by Lance
Graeme Atty, an inventor from Australia, has designed a simple and affordable solution to supplying your home’s energy needs. Just five of these simple looking turbines can power an average home. Since the initial cost is around $700 each, a few thousand dollars for a power station is quite the bargain. The oversupply can be sent back to the grid for a potential profit in certain areas.
In regions with even moderate wind, these should be standard with the purchase of a new home. Perhaps it wouldn’t be a bad idea to kick in for one extra turbine to create a surplus.
Premier and Minister for Science and Innovation, Alan Carpenter had this to say.
“There are no visible rotating blades; it is quiet; it is not an eyesore; it should be relatively cheap and can operate in variable urban winds.
“And the system is modular, so you can produce as much energy as you want by simply connecting units together. I am told that five units could produce enough electricity to run an average household.”
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July 1st, 2007 at 3:47 pm
It was a joy to review your site. I value very much what you are doing to create change in our world. I have also given you a permanent link.
July 1st, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Congratulations you have just awarded a `Bloggers for Positive Global Change Award’.
The details of your award can be seen at http://anewgreenearth.com
best wishes, Greenearth
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:56 am
these rooftop wind turbines could be just what this country needs…instead of buying that second car or buying that second home…people should really be investing in energy security, this not only alleviates the contribution to global warming…but also pays itself off in the long run. Great post
July 6th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I think you have a great blog going, and I’d love to see you cover some “smaller” things each of us can do to help the planet in our everyday lives as well as these larger home & auto breakthroughs being designed (which may hopefully become affordable for all in the not too distant future).
So many people are confused by what they can recycle or not, places to take items which their local recycling centers don’t (i.e. batteries, clothes, metals, fluids/chemicals, etc..), how to lower their dependence on ozone-killing chemicals.
For instance, by simply recycling all of our junk mail, magazines and newspapers, we have saved dumping over 1000 pounds in our local landfill last year!! Also, I no longer accept the plastic grocery bags when I go shopping, I now bring my own ecofriendly alternative (saving another 400+ bags per year!!) I use these: http://www.brightandbold.com/envirosaxmono.html, but there are tons of different ones out there to pick from… just use something!
July 6th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Thanks all for the great comments.
An award? Me?:)
And, it is true I seem to be focusing posts on the bigger projects instead of the smaller things we can do. I guess I figure the incrementization of the things aren’t working so we’ll have to start from the top down.
July 8th, 2007 at 5:43 am
Oh, I thought I left a comment on here.. you won your second award for Bloggers for Positive Global Change from me!
July 8th, 2007 at 7:55 am
Ack you did! I made a mistake. I think Greenerth’s was above it, and I must’ve been in a sleep daze and quickly assumed it was a double post. I am sorry. The wording was very similar.
And thank you BOTH so much for the recognition!