Residential Wind Power: Revolutionary Tech or Overhyped Myth ?

[@Greg-ms4kk]

Yes!!!!!! Please go down the wind turbine rabbit hole for us. We appreciate it.

[@solartimeusa]

hahaha! WIll try my best!!!

[@ericross9768]

A great addition to the review process. Hope you can get wind generators and test them in the future.

[@samuelwotring633]

I think when turbines is a backup for night time more production is great but just wind turbines very questionable because of the inability to predict the wind even in the high desert of Victorville California but we depend on the Wind during the summer to blow it to p.m. till dusk

[@MrIslandman59]

I believe harmony turbines will set a new standard for wind generation. Can you imagine all those giant wind turbines being replaced with a giant harmony turbine! And they're quiet, big plus!

[@iamatree4246]

@MrIslandman59. ... Nope.

[@walkerdarin2003]

I’m roughly a mile from the beach. I have a constant breeze. Supplement to my solar would be great!

[@solartimeusa]

I so wish we had an option now that we could actually use!!! Hopefully soon!

[@rcytb]

Informative and thorough as usual. Thanks!

[@solartimeusa]

@@rcytb thank you so very much 🙏

[@toddb4609]

Advantages is the plural of advantage. Think of advantageous as being to your advantage. Please provide more residential wind turbine content.

[@solartimeusa]

Thank you for the help! I will do my best to create more for sure! :)

[@rcytb]

We who speak English as a first language - and no others - are just SO smart! Thank you for that clarification.

[@Bowhunters6go8xz6x]

Both City Zoning and HOA's are big reason #1 that we do not see small wind turbines even on homes with solar panels. The big reason #2 is that most small wind turbines only make about 100-200 watts when there is a good wind blowing and may only make 50 watts when winds drop to just a breeze (wind power is intermittent and even a small wind turbine needs a 8 to 10 mph breeze to run and produce power) and that 50 to 200 watts is only enough power to run a few LED light bulbs and not enough to run appliances so people are still better off having battery systems charged by solar for night use or as a backup when the grid is down. Some Farmers and Ranchers have their own medium sized wind turbines up on towers but they are larger and produce approx. 1,000 to 2,000 watts, The large Industrial sized Wind Turbines make about 4 Megawatts or more.

[@AndirHon]

Wind is one of those things that is better at scale. You need to hoist the turbine up as high as you can to get the most benefit and the bigger the turbine, the more efficient it is at extracting power. These two alone make it hard to do on the residential scale. Add on top of that the nannies who value their sitelines and the people who think wind will decimate the local bird, owl, and hawk populations. Solar just works at any elevation, has no moving parts, super low maintenance, and can blend in if installed correctly.

[@kittyteef]

I would love to see some real world tests of these micro turbines that are available today!

[@solartimeusa]

Lots of people said it too, so I really get to work on it!!!!

[@VideoMazk]

With a load (something using the electricity). I don't understand electrical stuff, but I keep hearing open (no load) and load give different results, sometimes big differences.

[@SetitesTechAdventures]

I think we are going to see these in 5-10 years (though maybe never as solar just advances faster). They will never be useful for most people but there are some interesting low impact designs that I think would be useful. Problem is that badly placed solar is still going to pull more power if you don't live in a windy place like Kansas. People who can benefit from wind know they can because they have to tie down everything or it regularly flys away. I have that issue part of the year but not enough. I personally plan to figure out a DIY way to make the "wind turbine wall" of vertical turbines. I have experimented with 3d printing small turbines and it is viable. Not for large amounts of power but why not have a windbreak that generates a little energy? I need a wind break because of how my property is designed with my house on top of a flat spot with a significant hill in front of it accelerating wind.

[@SkepticalCaveman]

Solar is not an good option here in the dark north during winter, so wind definitive is an viable option here. Still the best option is for a community to collectively buy a large windmill and share it, rather than everyone buying several small ones.

[@RussellFineArt]

Having sold small/distributed wind turbines for 10 years, selling the most small wind turbines in the U.S., some 2,000 of them, myself, and having one in my back yard the past 16-years, I can honestly and clearly say, they are NOT worth it. They're too expensive, require maintenance, and produce very, very little energy. The best small energy system is a solar PV system, with battery storage. If you have a creek in your yard, a small hydro system may work well too.

[@solartimeusa]

Oh wow thank you so much for sharing! I have heard that a lot of wind experts would say "dont do it....." So do you think its a design issue? Or Just the lack of "good enough" wind?

[@FinGoju]

Problem is that you generate next to nothing when the wind speed is low. Solution to this is to increase the area. So a windwall or windfence or something like that. That is lot of material which adds cost. That large area introduces the next problem. When the high wind occasionally happens, that large area and also the generator needs to be able to handle very high amounts of energy in the order of maybe tens of kilowatts. That requires either a large inverter or a system which can reduce the input energy. In the case of windwall this would be something that disconnects turbine from generator or diverts the wind away from turbine or whatever is used to capture the wind. So More parts to maintain and service.

[@thereplacementfordisplacement]

Agree 100%. How many birds have your wind turbines struck? I have seen ours kill 2, an owl and a hawk over 15 years, not sure about finding smaller birds.

[@robert4027]

watts per dollar. solar panels are cheaper and less noise

[@bryanwhitton1784]

True, but I don't see them as an either or product. If I had a small turbine that worked in variable winds then I could complement my lack of solar power in the winter with the turbine. During the calm days of summer my solar array produces the bulk of the power. This could even out my production. I could add more panels but the utility wouldn't approve it. I am not sure they would approve the turbine either as they aren't common here. A lot of variables but interesting to keep aware of but the potential is interesting. It's always nice to have multiple tools available to solve a problem.

[@SkepticalCaveman]

Solar is useless in the north during winter. Wind blows even more during winter.

[@zbyszanna]

Wind turbines can produce power at night and in cloudy weather. They can work alongside solar or in places where solar doesn't make much sense at this point in time, provided that the particular wind installation does make sense in that very place of course.

[@Bowhunters6go8xz6x]

@@zbyszanna Most small wind turbines only make 100 - 200 watts when there is a good wind, even less in a breeze and you cannot run your home at night on 200 watts if you have more than just LED lights on.

[@stefanlodders9521]

@@Bowhunters6go8xz6x Most homes outside the US run with less. Mine e.g. needs about 100 W.

[@Hydrogen101]

I’d love to see a wind turbine video. Last time I researched this it looked like maintaining the frequency was the biggest issue which caused a lot of wear and tear, but not sure if I understood that correctly.

[@solartimeusa]

Yes I would really like to plan that, and see if the highest or best rated turbine will do much. Hopefully video coming soon! Thank you for leaving the comment.

[@casemodder89]

you'd use a inverter to make a perfect sinewave anyway. also you'd need a battery to make use of strong gusts and autums fast changing windspeeds.

[@GregoryLahay]

I live in St Louis, MO and I am looking for Domestic Wind Turbine for my home, any ideas on wind unit to buy?

[@keything8487]

id like to see the harmony wind generator coupled to a 400w dc motor, connected to a small (solar) inverter. just to see the output over a hour/day/week, etc. thanks again for the videos !!

[@H0ndaN5r_T0m]

I think the problem in the UK is mainly planning permissions and bureaucracy and then availability of the turbines for home install

[@solartimeusa]

Those are indeed valid points... We have bad bureaucracy in USA too. I almost feel like its just another money making machine....

[@hughmarcus1]

That’s a valid point there’s an exemption for roof mounted solar but nothing for wind. Every turbine would require planning approval

[@stuartburns8657]

Plenty of vids and resources of YT explaining why residential wind micro generation is doomed to waste both your time and money

[@severpop8699]

@@solartimeusa because it is

[@donclay3511]

I'd like to see some promising wind solutions.

[@solartimeusa]

Me too :(

[@marcfruchtman9473]

Thanks for the video.

[@solartimeusa]

You are welcome!

[@alberthartl8885]

I actually live in a rural location in Nebraska where wind is an option. However I have not been able to find an 'off the shelf' battery that will work with a turbine. The only thing I can find is custom setups with a lot of electrical engineering involved. Also, most of the wind is in the winter but my greatest electric use is in the summer.

[@paultarp9150]

I did install solar but wanted wind as well since I figured out that my solar wasn't working in the winter. I didn't get that far. I realized my mistake as soon as I got my first tax bill. Never install solar panels on the roof of your house. Always install them on a rack in your yard somewhere. If you install them on your roof, the tax agencies for your county will add 100k to the value of your home for tax purposes, even if it only costs you 40k to install. If it's on a rack in your yard, it's removable and you can tell them it won't be there next year.

[@solartimeusa]

WAIT!!! What state are you in? a lot of states make it illegal to raise your property value!!! You really should check if that is the case, and file for a solar install exemption....

[@paultarp9150]

@@solartimeusa Canyon County Idaho.

[@rogerphelps9939]

Not here in the UK.

[@lagwan]

Hi Martyna, i discovered you channel thru other Polish youtuber. I am wondering how looks actually the situation in US in number of new installation per month? btw, great job and your videoa always so full of positive energy :)

[@solartimeusa]

HI!!! So happy to have you here! Witam i pozdrawiam :) W usa roznie :) Kazdy stan to jak inny kraj. W Californi bardzo spadly ilosci instalacji, przez zmiany w net metringu. Texas jest stabilny ale tez ostatnie dwa lata powoli powoli.

[@walterlancaster2230]

In most cases, wind turbines for homes should be used to supplement solar. In my area (SE Texas) when the sun is hidden by cloud cover for extended periods wind speeds are usually high.

[@kencotton4645]

I love to know if those low-cost turbines on Amazon really work. I'm especially interested in their performance at low and intermittent wind speeds. I would love to find one that would actually generate usable amounts of electricity at night or during storms to supplement my solar production. They don't have to provide enough KW to power my home as long as there is the unit generates enough power to pay for itself and replenish some of the battery power I am using during the night and at other times when the solar panels are not producing power.

[@M.mierwa]

Great video! I’m looking closely at updates from harmony turbines too

[@solartimeusa]

You and me both!

[@JMaxwell1000]

Great video! The sad fact is that no matter where you live and how strong the daily wind averages are at your place, the engineers are simply unable or unwilling to produce a cost-effective, realistic wind turbine for residential use.

[@solartimeusa]

I wonder if is unable or unwilling? But we might never know. Thank you for the comment!!!

[@severpop8699]

@@solartimeusa not interested rather

[@Why_ask_]

The problem with highway side turbines is driver distraction. With lighting towers, moonlight, etc, the glint from the blades will get weird at night. There is a highway in California where I have witnessed this during a foggy full-moon night. The wind turbines on the ridge above the highway were above the fog bank, I was below it. The result was swirling lights in the clouds - to say the least that was distracting. I only figured it out on the return trip during the day when I could finally see the large number of horizontal and vertical axis turbines that had been hidden previously. That was a bit of a relief as I was wondering if it was a UFO.

[@solartimeusa]

Oh my! That is a valid point too. Safety is so important! Thank you for sharing, and thats very interesting point that has to be considered.

[@keything8487]

driver are already distracted by phones, infotainment centers....and then they try and drive......but im not sold that it would distract them too much more so.

[@markwright7680]

Yes please do some actual trials with small wind turbines.

[@solartimeusa]

Will do my best to get it done as soon as possible!

[@Richard-nb4iv]

Years ago, I was thinking of installing a wind turbine at my house, but where I docked my boat, a few docks over someone had a small wind turbine on their boat. That thing made so much noise. I kind of started to hate them. I could never sleep over at the dock because of the noise. Meanwhile, people on my dock has solar and said it supplies all thier needs within reason. I am planning on going green, but more likely going with solar. I like my neighbors and would hate to be "that guy" in the neighborhood. It would be interesting to see if there are any improvements for the sound that wind generators produce.

[@INVAZOR33]

not much wind where I live but maybe a low speed one would work

[@KA9DSL]

Great info, you look like my siostra, Miłego dnia.

[@robertsames4732]

Definitely test Amazon wind turbines!!!

[@supremepartydude]

You haven't mentioned PowerPods put out by a Netherlands company. Great looking device - only question is how competitive with solar

[@solartimeusa]

Oh my gosh yes! Very interesting development! Probably for another video!!! :) Definitely very compact than traditional wind turbines which solves the challenge of space needed. Especially good for areas with less sun, but more wind, like the northern parts of the world. I will do my bets to do more and more research on them, thanks again for sharing!!!

[@blackeyes18ro]

Good video only that should touch more on electronic part. The problem is not the turbine is the MPPT controller. I mean is no controller for wind. Because power output is proportional to the cube of the wind speed solar MPPT can't be used. Wind controller work in voltage and once voltage step reach dump the power in a resistor and brake the turbine exactly in the point where the power is produce instead of increasing brake torque and produce power.

[@solartimeusa]

I agree, Hopefully next video I make I will do better at touching more on electronics and how difficult managing that power curve is...

[@NickWindham]

Yes, we would like to see you make wind turbine videos. My guess is you’ll average about 1/4 what they’re rated but that’s one if you test turbines with 1+ kWh ratings.

[@michaellazar4855]

I would like to see residential wind, but a thought as I watched this video, why not put turbines on bridges? They can be placed on the supports, like on the George Washington bridge in New York, they would be hundreds of meters high and generate power on the scale of offshore wind because it is wide open space, many times with high speed and constant wind. The added bonus is the revenue from the power can help pay for maintenance on the bridge. We have many large bridges in our country.

[@stefanlodders9521]

Speaking of wind. How is the survival rate of solar roof installations during storms? Do they weaken a roof through the extra weight and attack points or do they even protect?

[@solartimeusa]

Good question! Properly installed solar panels are actually pretty tough when it comes to wind. They don't usually weaken roofs ( IF PROPERLY INSTALLED!!! ) and even protect them since they shield it from elements. They also absorb the heat so the attics tend to be less hot. Now they're made to handle strong winds and hail but How well they survive really depends on how crazy the storm is. I am sure a lot of them got damaged in the MIlton Hurricane, but a lot of them survived. I should maybe prepare a video on this subject.

[@JonStewart-Taylor]

Maybe see if Harmony will add you to their Alpha test program?

[@stefanlodders9521]

I really like Harmony and there presentation, but as far as I know they never connected there prototype to a generator so we do not have the slightest idea what wattage to expect.

[@solartimeusa]

I am definitely looking forward to more data on that rather than "forecasts" :)

[@MadRat70]

Oh goody, nothing like a constant droning sound in the home while its windy outside.

[@rsnell22]

No system is "set it and forget it". But some of these new designs seem to be capable of paying their own way, with good maintenance.

[@Brent-z2s]

It would be good if there was one that worked well at peak usage hours and after hurricanes

[@liambroder4543]

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[@solartimeusa]

ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE!!!! :D hahahahahaha I lived in USA for 9 years, Polish is my native and main language :)

[@liambroder4543]

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[@Snerdles]

Personally, I like the idea of the "pod" style turbine like the Halcium concept. For home use, at least. Even that still will only be useful in very specific scenarios though.

[@danmccoy6164]

I so wanted halcium pod I would have put 3 them on my roof in black to blend in with my black roof and black panels. My roof peak is 32ft above ground.

[@Snerdles]

@@danmccoy6164 Me too, I live on a pretty decent hill so the wind rides up the hill and smacks my place right in the face... So a few of these on the roof seem like it might actually work. They recently had an update to the design and update on their website. Hopefully some day it will actually be available and worth looking in to.

[@solartimeusa]

Yes, thank you for sharing! This is a great concept that I should definitely look into more!

[@paulkearsley9509]

excellent

[@solartimeusa]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@bryanwhitton1784]

I live in Silicon Valley and the wind is almost never straight line wind friendly wind. It would be very interesting to see a vertical axis turbine that is cost effective and workable in the valley.

[@DanSasakiTamLung]

Please test the Harmony wind turbines whenever they become available.

[@solartimeusa]

I would love too! I reached out to the owners and we plan to do an interview soon! :) We need all the right questions we want to ask!

[@Just_An_Idea_For_Consideration]

I would like to know how to design multiple wind turbines (preferably vawt) in an array that can be used to compliment a solar system, and top of the solar batteries when sun is not available. What safety circuits should be incorporated, etc. Where can I learn about this technology???

[@hughmarcus1]

Your biggest problem with this approach is payback against initial cost. I suspect it won’t add up.

[@Steve-zf1oo]

Would really like to add wind, nice idea just ti help charge batteries. I would wonder also how to integrate that into our current solar system.

[@solartimeusa]

I hope soon we will see some improvement, as of today I would not spend any money to it or recommend it to my clients. But I SO HOPE soon I will be able to tell you which option to choose!

[@solartimeusa]

I hope soon we will see some improvement, as of today I would not spend any money to it or recommend it to my clients. But I SO HOPE soon I will be able to tell you which option to choose!

[@WebberAerialImaging]

Available energy is expressed as Power (W) = cp × ρ × A × v³. While nontraditional designs make make some power, the will always be limited by the area captured and wind speed available. Hence, large diameter rotors at great heights are the only viable options. I wish it weren't so. I want wind and hydro to work for me as solar is terrible, in my location. My only hope is SMR and i don't have the money for that 😂

[@clintwedel5704]

I've wondered what ever happed to the highway turbine concept, that was genius (or I guess not since it has gone nowhere). You didn't mention the Wind Wall/Fence, that could be the next bright idea that doesn't get off the ground.

[@solartimeusa]

Same... as i was doing research for this video I kept looking for updated on a lot of those businesses and lots are nowhere to be found :(

[@FrandzTV]

First. Watching from Philippines.

[@solartimeusa]

YAAY! Thank you so so much for the support and hope you have an amazing evening!!!

[@s.lionelmcauley4455]

Hurricane Milton, Dear Martyne, please discuss the dirty little secret about string inverter vs microinverter array hurricane survivability The time is right to have this discussion. Martyne, you have the floor!

[@solartimeusa]

Thank you for the idea for a future video! I want to make one coming in the next few weeks!!! Short answer in my opinion is the less electronics the better! String for the wind. Its located in the garage and not on the roof exposed to those extreme winds.

[@shubinternet]

You’ve got to look at average wind speeds on a geographic basis. And wind just doesn’t make monetary sense in many, many places around the world. And those places where it does make sense tend to be very remote and very few houses are found there.

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

As a general matter, I just can't see wind turbines for individual residences. It's probably better done in a wind farm, maybe large, maybe small, but not generally individual. Solar on rooftops of residences tends to work out better, but still it isn't a no-brainer; it may be better to go with solar farms. Both energy sources have ups and downs that stack up differently in different places.

[@John-eq8cu]

You didn't go into the cost of energy related to these various wind turbine designs. But it will only tell you what you already know which is too expensive and thus not worthwhile. Also, if you look into the efficiency of things like the Savonius turbine, You will easily answer your own question about why these things have not even hit the market yet. Thank you for looking into this.And no I won't be putting a wind turbine on my roof

[@Just_An_Idea_For_Consideration]

I am not concerned with payback. I am interest in the current state of the art technology, system design, and how to incorporate safety within the design to protect all components. I am interested in how to connect/use more than one turbine to simultaneously charge batteries. I am interested in how i can use wind system array, to charge the batteries being used in a solar system, without potential damage to that system. I am seeking knowledge. Someone out there, knows these answers, or where to find these answers. I am not looking to be persuaded to not develop this idea. DIY is not Do Not Try, it is Try Until you get it to work. If anyone out there knows where i can learn, please post links. Thanks

[@kevinc-727]

My house needs backup power during winter storms, when the solar panels don't produce to charge the battery

[@jeffreymckie3328]

Sometimes it’s windy at night.

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Windmills are mechanical, hence have high maintenance costs. I lived near a large wind farm that was built in the '80s with big tax incentives. Thousands were abandoned as subsidies ran out and maintenance costs zoomed. Many sat unmoving, rusting away for decades. Solar is passive, no moving parts, and sunshine is more reliable than wind.

[@rogerphelps9939]

Old designs may have high maintenance costs but the number of moving parts in a modern winfd turbine is prettty small and they are as reliable as other electricity generatting methods tthat use turbines.

[@guringai]

Modern large wind turbines are highly efficient & a very different beast to those from 40 years ago. Size matters a lot with wind, which is why home based systems will never compete with solar

[@iamatree4246]

I hope Harmony pays it's employees really great!... and that they save up so that when the time comes they will have money to search for a better job. Wind is a fantastic way to generate electricity... the Harmony "thing" is a great example of failure waiting to happen. Innovations need to work for the U.S. to work. Going the wrong way only hurts everyone... not just investors.

[@charleshill7184]

2nd pronunciation - ad-van-TA-jus

[@solartimeusa]

THANK YOU!!! hahahah :D

[@CaptainProton1]

400w in 25mph wind and big with moving possibly noisy parts that need upkeep. that's the problem for smaller scale and why just 2 400w solar panels with a small battery beat that wind turbine on cost, kWh produced and maintenance.

[@solartimeusa]

Fair point, one 400 W Panel may cost $200-$300.... :( I wonder if we can ever get that cost down for wind turbines

[@sorbetingle]

😁😁😁those tiny wind generators are a waste of time, a chocolate teapot is of more use 😂 In the Uk we have a company called 'Ripple Energy', put simply they have a scheme where by home owners/electric users can put a lump sum upfront into said company, they construct the wind farm and you own a share of it. In turn the customer gets cheaper electricity bills....does anything like that happen that you know of?

[@Umski]

I have 1kW invested in Ripple’s second project - it is disappointing so far only paying 3.2p/kWh due to cost increases and delays going online - so far that 1kW is outperforming my 4kWp PV but I still end up paying for import - that’s the only benefit of on-site generators 😐

[@sorbetingle]

@@Umski ok, i did not know of those type of problems with Ripple...i only knew the basic idea of Ripple energy.

[@Umski]

@@sorbetingle yes it's complicated, I think the first turbine did really well as wholesale prices went through the roof, but by the time the second project of 8 turbines went live in June this year and was delayed due to grid connections and raising extra cash, the return rate had plummeted - that's not to say it doesn't pay itself back - it's just a bit crap being paid when 3.2p for generating when I'm paying 25p for importing - on the other hand my PV is 1-1 - not looking at the money side, I am a net exporter of renewable energy 😀

[@boblatkey7160]

It's just plain physics that residential wind systems do not work. First, vertical axis wind machines are garbage and none of them have ever proven to produce a reasonable amount of power with respect to their cost. Second, any reasonable power producing wind machine needs to be at least 40 feet taller than anything within 300 feet laterally. This makes residential wind machines completely impractical.

[@whoguy4231]

I've had a 1kw wind turbine for 1 year. I live in a reasonably windy area but it generates virtually nothing. Unless you live in constant typhoons forget wind and go solar 👍

[@solartimeusa]

Oh no... man that sucks. Maybe you can share the type of turbine you have?

[@whoguy4231]

@@solartimeusa I have the SM3 48V Chinese turbine which is highly recommended by many youtubers. In 100km winds if generates a peak 650w ... Lol

[@aaronsmith593]

The problem with wind turbine is the designs. If you could build one that operates on little wind and will take full power also at high winds. The problem with wind, is that there will be no wind for maybe a year, wind change or not enough is a big problem.

[@eljefe62]

My build project is in NW Arkansas. The areas electric coop is anything but cooperative when it comes to new builds. Facing a $50k+ line extension we are considering off-grid solutions. Solar will be prominent in our plan, but like so many others, I want to take advantage of the wind in our area as well. Our site sits atop a hill that sees strong breezes from the west coming up the river valley from across the lake. Certain times of year, especially winter months when sunshine is less, the winds could well make up for the shortfall. I'm not interested in more china junk, anyone that has not yet learned their lesson on that needs to open their eyes. Stop sending them money in return for garbage.

[@solartimeusa]

Thanks for sharing your situation. I am sure its probably challenging but also very interesting. Solar will definitely be great, plus maybe a propane tank and a whole home generator for bad weather events? Or are you going all solar?

[@eljefe62]

@@solartimeusa Yes, propane will be a part of the plan as well.

[@paulharvey4403]

Look up A13 they are road side systems and can be fitted to a std lamppost.

[@billlyell8322]

I th8nk both solar and wind, except for nitch instances, can not power a country. Their waste at decommissioning has not been addressed. However we do have an energy source that works day and night, windy or calm. We need to expand our water power generation. Yes but not only dams. Waves keep going in cycles 24 hours a day 365 days a week. Wave generators don't depend on sunlight or wind.

[@runeaanderaa6840]

Wind power works much better if it can catch wind higher up. If the wind speed is double, the energy is 8 times as high. This, combined with much higher installation cost/watts generated than big wind turbines, makes the energy from small turbines easily 100 times more expensive than big turbines.

[@pascalgirault8166]

Betz law make it quasi impossible to developp any economical solution under 20 m heights....

[@beatreuteler]

One of the questions can easily be answered: Why don't we see them on rooftops? Because its the opposite of convenient when the typical structures of buildings are not built to support the forces and vibrations generated by a wind turbine.

[@solartimeusa]

Very good point raised. Thank you for sharing, the buildings weren't built with the design of solar panels, but those were pretty easily added to our home structures.

[@beatreuteler]

@@solartimeusa Thanks. And yes, you are correct, even if the roof structure design didn't have PV rooftop in mind, depending on the region they have at least some safety margin in mind for snow load and/or wind forces on the flat surface. Since PV is comparably lightweight and the final surface doesn't differ that much from the original roof, it is very common that roof construction can support PV without alteration. So far I have one single exception from that rule: People who mount Bi-facial PV on vertical standoffs to flat roofs (a rather rare but in some places useful specialty) this can ask for reinforcment of the roof structure due to the heavy weight of concrete bases of such standoffs.

[@CustomQualityElgin]

Wind mills to plant grain? Misspoke I hope.

[@RandyZimmerman-pp5wj]

The only way your going to get a system like that is to work with the solar company that will make it compatible

[@solartimeusa]

Fair point, it would have to work with a good inverter to properly convert the power generated.

[@seatalf]

yes please. test them. lo budgjet

[@solartimeusa]

will do!!!! :)

[@250Rem]

Yeah, when she be coming back like we create so many different designs many different ways to do it, but I do believe we will get there like we put more air on the interstate and clean the highways. That’s actually S energy wasted and also leave table leaving money on the table. It’s just take time and also a lot of stubbornness but we get there and we’re like our generation we’re getting.

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

You don't need Bob Dylan to know which way the wind blows.

[@Dawka300]

Your first name sounds very polish...

[@solartimeusa]

Its a 100% Polish :) Born and raised!

[@Dawka300]

@@solartimeusa tak właśnie oglądałem kolejne twoje wideo, na których słyszałem, jak mówisz po polsku. Dalej masz polski akcent, a zarazem tak pięknie mówisz w akcencie amerykańskim (angielskim). Zazdroszczę ;) Jestem pełen podziwu jak sobie świetnie radzisz w USA. Dalszego rozwoju i więcej wideo - lubię oglądać, sam zakładam u siebie fotowoltaikę

[@BendsSpace]

I have the same problem with home turbines as roof solar: it's vastly more cost effective to just have a plant. The effective area of a regular wind turbine is enormous compared to the tiny roof top ones (like 10,000x). Not to mention the higher wind speeds at elevation (there is a reason they're elevated far above ground level) and by location (there is also a reason wind is largely harvested in certain areas: many places just don't have much wind). Home turbines and solar are just a way to push off renewables on to consumers.

[@solartimeusa]

Those are very valid points for sure. We cannot even compare how much stronger wind is at 100 + meters high. Thank you for sharing

[@michaelvanallen6400]

*All practical tests of ground-based small wind turbines show: 1) They hardly produce any electricity. 2) They do not last long!* Hardly no electricity, due to hardly any wind close to the ground - and electricity yield is proportional to third power of wind speed: +100% wind generates +800% more electricity! Moreover, the wind close to ground is extremely gusty. 9 out of 10 small wind turbines therefore stop working after a short time! *With solar panels, you can generate at least 10 times more green electricity with the same investment! Reliable and almost maintenance-free for at least 25 years!*

[@CloudhoundCoUk]

Yes, buy a wind turbine and test it.

[@solartimeusa]

Definitely will do! :)!!!

[@solartimeusa]

Definitely will do! :)!!!

[@michaelvanallen6400]

*All practical tests of ground-based small wind turbines show: 1) They hardly produce any electricity! 2) They do not last long!* Electricity yield is proportional to third power of wind speed: +100% wind generates +800% more electricity! Close to ground: 0 constant wind, but extreme gusts! *Due to extreme price decline solar panels generate at least 10 times more electricity with the same investment in time & money!* Unfortunately not at night and not much in winter! But reliable && maintenance-free for 25 y+! And you need a battery for wind and solar. 9 out of 10 small wind turbines stop working after just a few years due to the extremely gusty winds close to ground.

[@Waldoe16]

I'm not a fan of wind generators just because it has moving parts. Solar will evolve faster, I expect solar panels to eventually use heat and night light for generation and achieve 40% solar efficiency.

[@MTB_Rider_96]

So, wind is not always blowing. No $hit! But that's the reason you have both wind and solar. In any 7-day period, you are almost 100% Guaranteed to get either wind or solar, or both. The key is storage! There are lots of battery options for home use and more options coming from LG and Panasonic in the next few years. Get wind, get solar, get a heat pump, get geothermal, get lots of batteries! get off the grid!

[@Useitorloseit1]

Go to a marina on a windy day and listen to all the small wind generators. You will be glad your neighbors don't use wind turbines. Fortunately dropping price of solar panels will keep wind generators out of our neighborhoods.

[@solartimeusa]

I guess that is a very fair point. Prices of solar has been going down a ton, and you're right. Cost of wind just cannot compete on resi scale.

[@Useitorloseit1]

@@solartimeusa Would like to mention. I had a Sailboat with Solar and I put a wind generator on top of Mizzen mast. That's the shorter mast on a double masted Ketch. From that experience I learned it would of been better to spend those funds on another Panel or 2. I like your channel, keep up the good work!

[@bobcole3852]

Thought about turbine but wind is intermittent. Solar and batteries much better at this point.

[@stefanlodders9521]

Isn't solar intermittent, too?

[@solartimeusa]

I agree. We have had solar for so long on our roofs and we are able to predict outputs much better, and use it to our advantage.

[@gandolfgrey5385]

Flower Turbines is another small company that actually has units for sale both wind and solar are a struggle for me to justify the expense. I have been racking my brain for months trying to figure out how much power cost they will save me at my crypto mining facility and precisely how much they would drop my power cost

[@jedics1]

Only diy turbines made for hundreds of dollars make sense because of the limited amount of energy they make at ground level. Turbines costing thousands of dollars create pay backs of decades and at that point maintenece is another cost factor, doesn't take much thought to see they don't make sense.

[@solartimeusa]

Yes you’re very right. Just makes very little financial sense ….

[@wickedalracing]

Overhyped myth. Having designed a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) with industry leading efficiency, 3rd party tested and verified in a wind tunnel, it is an overhyped myth. If you want a kinetic sculpture, buy a vertical axis wind turbine like the Harmony turbines, Wind Tulip or any other promoted VAWT. They are selling an unobtainable promise.

[@aaronsmith593]

Dirty Wind ??? Sounds bad.......😂😊

[@solartimeusa]

:D

[@bogdankushlyk]

good start, but after you started promoting harmony (which is the let me tell it politely, "the most not great wind turbine") - it became clear that this video is a waste of time!! pure facts: 1. efficiency of the normal horizontal axis wind turbine - 40-45% 2. efficiency of Archimedes type of horizontal wind turbine - 30-33% 3. efficiency of Darrieus vertical - 14-15% 4. efficiency of Savonius type vertical - 9-11% and HARMONY - IS A SAVONIUS!!! Believe me, I know what I am talking about, I've got a lot of solar (45 kW), and I've got 5 wind turbines (total 4 kW of nominal power) installed already in my yard, and the 6-th one is getting installed in a month.

[@solartimeusa]

Hi there :) Thank you for sharing your story and your point of view. :) I was not paid, nor did I even speak to Harmony prior to making this video. The reason why I found it interesting is not their power rating or any of that, it was more about how the wind turbines for residential areas are full of different designs but if you dig deeper none of the companies seem to be doing or showing any progress, and that's where this one came in as a surprise. :) Because they actually do. You should share if you please can, what kind of wind turbines you have and what you would recommend, since youre installing a 6th one now! Maye we can look into that one for a future video research.

[@bogdankushlyk]

@@solartimeusa thanks for your response. Well, Harmony is the best Savonius wind turbine, that would be true )) But it's still Savonius, and you can't beat physics. I have got tiny ones, and some middle size ones. The biggest one is 3.2 m in diameter (FT-2000L2 is the model name from Chinese WuxiFengTeng manufacturer), that one is showing 2 kW of power at 10 m/s winds, but since my winds are more at about 4-5 m/s, so I more often see 150-300 watts out of it. That the truth and the reality, that fully corresponds to how the wind turbine should work. And to be honest, there are many updates happening even to the standard wind turbines, you just have to talk to the manufacturers to see that there is a thing or two released in a year, or the product update that happens...

[@emagnets]

Wind require maintenance, not attractive to 90 percent of the users, i have dabbled with few designs of my own, it is fun, it keeps a person busy tinkering. now you can buy a 560 watt solar panel and maintenance free, why would i trouble myself with the turbine mess. just my 2 dollars worth.

[@johnjakson444]

only an idiot puts a device on a roof that makes little energy but does great potential damage to the structure, thats why they are frowned on and BTW, in the US per capita primary energy use is 300GJ/yr, which is the equiv production of about 300 panels of 250W nameplate in the NE

[@jamisonmunn9215]

100% myth, almost zero people have one.

[@Snerdles]

Wind... Expensive, too intermittent, much more site/location specific, building codes/karens/NIMBYs. The list goes on and on. But mostly it's because wind is basically terrible if you can't get significantly higher than everything else in your area. A solar panel badically just needs clear line of site to the sun and even those don't make sense in tons of areas. My own quotes for solar aystems on my house all had payoff periods in the 15-20 year range and that was without batteries. Adding batteries makes the payoff never happen.

[@solartimeusa]

Hey! Thanks for sharing your point of view. DO you mind me asking what state your ein that makes solar only such a long ROI? In North texas we should get like 6-10 years. But I know lots of SCAMMY solar companie charge way more and screw people over ;/

[@Snerdles]

@@solartimeusa I'm in East Coast Canada. For one I couldn't use any rebates. Second our energy rates are very low (about 12 cents per kWh pre-tax). Third our solar hours over the year are low, especially because of low sun in winter where we use the vast majority of our energy. Then fourth, I have a hip roof which only allows a small number of panels with the layout of the property so the amount of panels vs the labor costs are just too high. I'm figuring out now if I can just DIY most of it to help gets the costs down and make it more reasonable. All of the quotes I received were pretty reasonable and didn't seem sketchy at all. It's just a ton of circumstances all coming together to make it less viable than I had hoped.

[@solarwind907]

Lawn art. Clickbait.

[@stuward3374]

Highway turbines work by slowing down traffic. It's not a net source of energy.

[@solartimeusa]

Thank you so much for the comment! :) Ideally the highway turbines would be designed to significantly impact traffic speed. Just placed in whatever area to allow for the use of what energy is already there.

[@zbyszanna]

It is a net source of energy. How much of a gain that's debatable, as it will have some impact on the traffic, but it's never going to be 100% of what is harvested and the difference is the net gain of energy.

[@JunitafluxcyfatriciaJunita]

Imagine if the road is congested

[@doubleooh7337]

really solar panels only run on light, solar waves actually come day and night

[@doubleooh7337]

some kind of aerial system would be much more efficient and take up less room

[@bryanwhitton1784]

@@doubleooh7337 I'm not sure that room has any bearing on the issue. You are going to have a roof on your building whether it is covered in panels or not. As for efficiency, at this point solar is more efficient for a greater percentage of people. Here in San Jose there is a lot of sun during the spring, summer and fall and little to no usable wind in late spring, summer or early fall. So having a turbine helps in the winter when there is more wind but you would be hard pressed to depend on it year round.

[@doubleooh7337]

@@bryanwhitton1784 what are you talking about? nothing to do with what I'm tsking about, i didnt say anything about wind!

[@bryanwhitton1784]

@@doubleooh7337 Hmm, As the topic of this video was wind and you referred to an aerial system which I interpreted as a wind tower, that is what I responded to. What are you talking about then?

[@doubleooh7337]

@@bryanwhitton1784 antenna kind of stuff

[@chris_schenkel]

Power generation for the criminally stupid.