What's Up With Wind Energy?

An Explanation of Wind Turbine Technology

2009-08-12T16:58:00.002-05:00

Wind turbine technology dates back many centuries, but 21st century wind engineering is becoming more accessible to residential consumers. The following article explains a few basics of wind turbines and includes wind system considerations for homeowners. (Read Article)

The Importance of Wind Energy – Small Wind Systems and Aggregation

2009-07-10T14:03:00.002-05:00

If you consider yourself a savvy green consumer, try this test of your wind energy knowledge.

Question: Is it true that the U.S. produced almost 5% of global electrical consumption in 2007?

Answer: No. The U.S. produced nearly 1% of the world’s electrical consumption in 2007.
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Wind Turbines

2009-07-02T14:42:00.002-05:00

As you can imagine wind power, like solar power, has its own set of unique challenges. One of those being cost (no surprise there). We will discuss that later. There are two approaches that are being used with wind power, for now. One is to use wind power exclusively and the other is to use wind power in conjunction with solar power. (Read Article)