wanderingbob wrote:
Many years ago in a galaxy far , far away we lived on a 49 foot ketch in the trade winds . We ran our refrigerator VIA a wind generator mounted on the mizzen and had no problems for over ten years . Twelve volt living has been common on boats for 40 or 50 years.
Wind on sea is a bit different than on land.
On the sea, you have vast open space, winds can stay rather constant and in the same direction for hrs and even days at a time.
On land, you have trees, hills, valleys, buildings all which reduce the windspeed drastically at heights under 30ft above the ground. This affects the direction and speed of the wind and how constant it will be.
I don't know about you but I personally have no interest in dragging 10, 30, 40, 50ft of pipe or tower let alone build and guy a pipe mast or tower then find a way to get it up in the air. Seems to me there are other means of getting power without going through this kind of hassle.
If spending a bunch of money on a big rotating yard ornament is your gig, then go ahead.. But don't expect it to be able to bring much if any meaningful energy to the plate.
