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Save Money By Making Your Own Homemade Wind Generator
by GrantS on Jul.19, 2009, under Uncategorized
Renewable energy is rapidly becoming a more viable alternative to the traditional fossil fuel energy sources. Energy derived from environmentally unfriendly fossil fuels is only going to get more and more expensive over the coming years, as those resources become more and more scarce.
Wind power in particular is rapidly becoming the preferred source of power for many home owners around the world. It has the advantages of being cheap and environmentally friendly.All you need where you live are average wind speeds of around 8mph or more to make generating your own electricity viable with a wind generator.
Historically, the cost of installing a wind generator has been prohibitive to many home owners, but today prices are reducing significantly, especially if you decide to go down the route of building your own system!
Green energy does not have to be expensive to install. If you know where to source the component parts, it is actually possible to build your own homemade windmills .And yes, I realise what is going through your mind right now as I was very doubtful also when I first read about homemade wind turbines!
But in fact, building your own windmill is not as difficult as you would imagine.If you can find a good assembly manual and follow its instructions closely, you will be able to assemble your own generator pretty quickly.
I purchased a guide off the internet that I came across literally by accident one day. I was so intrigued by its claim that it could show me how to build my own wind turbine for less than $200, that I bought it there and then. The guide was called Earth4Energy and consists of a series of video tutorials that walk you step by step through the process from start to finish, right from where and how to procure all your components cheaply through to the actual assembly.
By following the videos, I did manage to make my own windmill for just over $250. It cost me extra to have a qualified electrician install it, and I also spent some extra cash on a battery pack for storing electricity generated, but I have to say that spare of the moment decision to purchase the diy kit was one of the best investments I’ve ever made, its allowed me to say goodbye to electricity bills for good!