Thanks Paul,
Now you also understand why I was so interested in sound measurement and definitions. I spent so much time an this kind of issues, that it is difficult to restrain myself. If I only wanted to earn some extra money, I would first take acoustic consultant jobs and then energy simulations in buildings, especially in Spain. Energy is however the real tricky problem and we want to contribute by sharing our knowledge in the field of energy use, we owe that to future generations. I am new in studying the small wind turbine market, but have a funny feeling that I lived through a few market developments like this in the IT field. Hornet is very interesting as a market phenomena, even if it is not really interesting as a product and the company behind it is probably not able to grab their window of opportunity. I started to write a piece about this, since it is a great opportunity for someone or several to build good businesses. In this kind of situations it is great to start from scratch or take a fresh position, since the existing suppliers already have too much baggage and often attitudes that make them vulnerable. 5-6 years ago we bought a plot of land and started to prepare it, we later sold it, since we at the end did not want to move. To clear the land, I needed one of those small 2 kW, 220V 50Hz gasoline generators and it cost less than $350. Gasoline engine, regulation and generator mounted in an open cage. I know that it is not comparable and the market for them is larger than for wind turbines, because everybody can afford to get it for his power tool. I think that the market for small turbines is growing fast and it is not very many pieces to have to fall in place, for it to be a mass market for 0.5 to 1.5 kW wind turbines. Good products, very good price and a good business model will give that opportunity to grow from small to big. In 5-10 years time you will see the big companies, like the white product sector, enter the game with grid tied small and cheap wind turbines/solar cell household systems. The owner of the grid and distribution will make a bundle and we will see a large step towards a more sustainable electricity delivery. I would keep an eye on what is happening in Germany, because the already adapted the necessary philosophies and regulation for this. This is what I want to write about on wind/solar energy and also the opportunities it gives the developing world, together with biofuels. It is also therefore I wanted some hands on experiences to write about. I have to learn more and I still have some Bruel & Kjaer equipment that maybe still works for sound measurement. Hakan At 03:21 PM 10/9/2003, you wrote: >great post hakan. that's the kind of info we need to know, especially your >emphasis on energy efficiency. that's the key to building sustainably. > >good luck in espana. try one of bornay's smaller turbines. they should be >appropriate for a small test site. there's a test site northwest of madrid >you might want to visit. > >paul >Paul Gipe >208 S. Green St., #5 >Tehachapi CA 93561-1741 USA >+661 822 9150 >+661 822 8452 fax >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.wind-works.org >Wind Power for Home, Farm, & Business (forthcoming January, 2004) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs Online - Over 14,500 titles. No Late Fees & Free Shipping. Try Netflix for FREE! http://us.click.yahoo.com/JYdFFC/XP.FAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
