How to build a wind turbine - Free plans and guides, Reviews and Recommendations
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Do you want to cut your power bill AND save the planet?
Wind turbines, solar panels and other sources of alternate energy are definitely the way of the future. It is possible to reduce your power bill by generating all your own electricity. Produce more power than you use, and the electric company will even pay you!
Anyone with even the most basic handy-man skills can build a wind turbine - and be generating enough clean, renewable energy to power all your household appliances. And is it expensive? You'll be so surprised.
You've probably come across hundreds of those 'build a wind turbine for under $200' pages. Well, there's a lot of sites that give you the same info for free. I hope to share them with you here.
Anyone with even the most basic handy-man skills can build a wind turbine - and be generating enough clean, renewable energy to power all your household appliances. And is it expensive? You'll be so surprised.
You've probably come across hundreds of those 'build a wind turbine for under $200' pages. Well, there's a lot of sites that give you the same info for free. I hope to share them with you here.
Renewable Energy Review
If you've been searching for plans or guides to build a wind turbine you've probably come across a million affiliate links to the bunches of ebooks promising you can reduce your electricity bills by 80% etc... They're hard to avoid, aren't they?While I've tried to fill this page with free wind turbine plans and links to further information, the commercial ebooks do have their place. They information is basically sound, and they have the benefit of having been designed for easy readibility. They are simple, step-by-step instructions and they will produce the results you've read about. (You could dig through the free version too and get the same results, but the commercial ebooks really do make it easier.)
I've read review copies of 3 of those commerical ebooks - and I've reviewed them at Renewable Energy Review.
Wind Turbine Stuff on Amazon
Wind Power For Dummies
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 12/07/2009) 
Home Wind Turbine 2kw/48V - wind generator for home use
Amazon Price: $1,899.00 (as of 12/07/2009)
Home Wind Turbine Generator 5-Blade 650W Max/12V - Low Wind Model
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Windmax HY1000 1,200 Watt Max 24-Volt 5-Blade Residential Wind Generator Kit
Amazon Price: $1,175.00 (as of 12/07/2009)
Build a wind turbine and start saving money
As energy costs continue to soar, many of us are looking for ways to lower electric bills. Also, as more and more of us are becoming conscious of the environment, we would like to find ways to save power simply to reduce damage power consumption does to the environment.I have a great passion for the environment and I want as many people as possible to start generating their own power. It's great for the environment and your children will thank you for it.
DIY Wind Turbines
A wind power generator can save hundreds off your yearly power bills. Learn how to build your own wind turbine in your own workshop, install it and start using FREE POWER.
Read good solid reviews of the major DIY products here
Free Plans and Guides to build your own Wind Turbine
Here's a list of some sites offering free plans and instructions to build your own wind turbine. There's lots of good information here. Read through a few and you will start to get an idea of what is involved with a larger scale project. Some of these plans are for small scale, experimental type turbines - they're good projects to get started on. You will learn a lot, and be in a better position to judge what will be best for your home before you embark on a bigger project. Once you've made the decision to build something substantial, visit Renewable Energy Review for loads more information.
- Free VAWT Wind Turbine Plans - Wind
- Make your own 250 Watt vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT)
- Hugh Piggott - Scoraig Wind Electric
- A really incredible resource. This man is clever and an excellent teacher. Some great information here.
- Vela Creations - Chispito Wind Generator
- This design is for a small wind generator capable of 100 watts in a 30mph wind. It is not a machine that is designed to power your house, although that is possible. Instead, it is designed to get your feet wet with the complexities and systems involved with wind power. Its not as complicated as some folks will have you believe.
- Practical Action - Reaping the wind at the Schumacher Centre
- Practical Action has been working with remote communities in developing countries to harness the natural power of the wind. Building and installing wind turbines cheaply across the developing world - these guys have to down to a fine art. A complete set of manuals downloadable at the site.
Wind power manuals - DIY and technical info
Power Electronics for Modern Wind Turbines (Synthesis Lectures on Power Electronics) by Frede Blaabjerg, Zhe Chen
Wind energy is now the world's fastest growing ene more...0 points
Windpower Workshop: Building Your Own Wind Turbine by Hugh Piggott, John Blow
As the financial and environmental costs of fossil more...0 points
Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines by Martin O. L. Hansen
Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines is the established e more...0 points
Wind Power Complete Guide to Wind Energy and Turbines, Practical Information for Producers and Consumers, Low Wind Speed Systems, Small Wind Electric Systems (Three CD-ROM Set) by Department of Energy
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Here's my favorite link:
Some more research
This site offers some free windmill plans - beware, they are by no means as detailed as Earth4Energy's plans, but they are still very educational.
Most amusingly, they were written on a computer that was fully wind powered.
Wind Stuff Now
Most amusingly, they were written on a computer that was fully wind powered.
Wind Stuff Now
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- Rayzorblades Rayzorblades Apr 28, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
- Think of the money we could save. Keep up the good work and if you're interested in reading about my writing, check out my home wind powerblog.
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- myearth4energyreview myearth4energyreview Oct 25, 2008 @ 10:34 pm
- Earth4Energy is one of the best power saver packages on the Internet. I've gotten it and it helped to save me 67% in power bills within the first month! You've got a really insightful lens here on the review of Earth4Energy. I've given you 5-stars for your lens. You may want to check out my lens on Earth4Energy review when you're free and let me know what you think... :) Cheers!
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- ResidentialWindGenerators ResidentialWindGenerators Oct 7, 2008 @ 11:17 am
- This is a great lens dedicated to how to make your own wind turbine. I have such a passion for the environment and wind turbines. It's great to meet someone else with the same. :) 5 stars for you!
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- HomeMadeEnergy HomeMadeEnergy Oct 5, 2008 @ 6:58 pm
- Informative lens about wind power. Wind power, as one of the cleanest source of renewable energy is one of my favorite. Thanks for this lens.
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- CleanerLife CleanerLife Sep 26, 2008 @ 12:34 am
- I great way to reduce our electric bills. With fuel prices so high, it just makes more, and more sense to harness this natural energy that's all around us.
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