Re: [RE-wrenches] Wind machines

[Jay via RE-wrenches]

Im curious if anyone has actual measured data on a VAWT.  It just seems like they are meat for the end of the worlders Jay On Aug 17, 2023, at 12:50 PM, Dan Fink via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:  Jay, as Roy mentioned, the small wind situation in the 1-2 kW range right now is pretty grim - Tons of awful imported products with vastly inflated "ratings" flooding the market on Amazon, Ebay and AliBaba. I was particularly impressed (NOT) by a 900mm diameter VAWT that seems very popular there....rated at 8000 watts! (face palm). There's the Superwind 1250 out of Germany that looks legit: https://www.superwind.com/superwind-1250/ The AirForce 1 out of the UK looks possibly legit, though with 1.8m rotor they are counting on a cP of 0.33, which seems kinda high to me. https://futurenergy.co.uk/feshop/airforce-1-wind-turbines/ I have no experience with actually flying these products however. Good luck! Solar is cheap but boring! Dan Fink Owner, Buckville Energy Consulting LLC IREC Certified Instructor for PV and Small Wind Installation NABCEP Certified PV System Inspector NABCEP PV Associate danbo...@gmail.com 970-672-4342   On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 9:11 AM Jay via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: Hi all Is anyone making a good quality 1-2kw wind machine? All of my searches come up with nothing. Thanks in advance Jay _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org

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