Alternative Energy Sources - Off
Grid Living With a Wind Power Home?
By Anthony Dempster
Alternative Energy Sources are becoming increasingly
important. The Olympics currently taking place in China
have been a good example to the world of how polluted
some of our bigger cities are becoming. Although most
western cities aren't quite as bad as China's big
cities, there is still a lot of invisible pollution
surrounding us. Nasty chemicals that our world and our
bodies weren't designed for. Add this to the obvious
truth that the world's climate is changing - everyone is
aware that the weather patterns just aren't like they
used to be and this appears to be caused by global
warming.
Alternative Energy Sources are becoming increasingly
popular and affordable. The two main types of home
electricity generation are solar power and wind power.
Solar power generation is the use of solar panels to
capture the sun's rays and convert it into electricity.
Wind power generation involves setting up a small
windmill or wind turbine that then spins when caught by
the wind and generates electricity this way.
A wind power home on its own may not make a huge
difference to the environment, but it still makes a
difference by reducing the amount of fossil fuels being
used. As the number of houses using alternative forms of
energy increases, the difference made to the amount of
fossil fuels being used becomes larger. More importantly
for the home user though, making use of the planet's
natural resources to generate electricity is effectively
free once the initial setup has been completed.
Initial setup isn't that complicated either. Basically
you want to find a part of your property with good
windflow to erect the home wind turbine. This is then
wired up to, normally, a bank of batteries that store
the electricity generated. This can then be fed into
your house's power supply or used to power extra
lighting or even your water heating.
How much can you reduce your dependence on grid
electricity by? Well, the amount of electricity you are
able to generate will depend on several factors,
including how windy the area you live in is, the setup
of the turbine and the amount of electricity you
actually use. In some cases people are able to live
completely off grid, or are even able to generate more
electricity than they need and actually sell it back on
the grid. Yes, some places are just that windy. For most
people to be able to live off grid would involve a
combination of wind and solar energy.
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