has anyone had a domestic wind turbine installed?
April 26th, 2010 | 
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just looking for public views for an essay at college, the pros and cons of wind farms
No, but someone I know has.
Positives:
* Cleaner than most other forms of electricity generation.
* I think they look lovely.
* The land around them can still be used for farming.
Negatives:
* A huge area of land is needed to produce more than a negligible amount of electricity.
* Unreliable – the wind will not always blow, will not always blow the right way, etc.
* It generates electricity that is decoupled from demand – the wind does not stop blowing when industrial activity stops for the night, for example. Storage methods for power generated in excess of demand are limited by the technology available.
* The construction of wind farms can destroy or severely damage local ecosystems, such as forests.
* Some see them as an eyesore.
* The amount of energy generated by a single domestic turbine is pitiful.
* The manufacture of parts, and shipping of the parts, for turbines consumes some resources.
* NIMBYism – no one seems to want a big wind turbine in their area, but they all want the benefits.
Posted in DOMESTIC WIND TURBINE
…no..
good=clean energy
Bad=some people don’t like the look + high start up cost…
References :
No, but someone I know has.
Positives:
* Cleaner than most other forms of electricity generation.
* I think they look lovely.
* The land around them can still be used for farming.
Negatives:
* A huge area of land is needed to produce more than a negligible amount of electricity.
* Unreliable – the wind will not always blow, will not always blow the right way, etc.
* It generates electricity that is decoupled from demand – the wind does not stop blowing when industrial activity stops for the night, for example. Storage methods for power generated in excess of demand are limited by the technology available.
* The construction of wind farms can destroy or severely damage local ecosystems, such as forests.
* Some see them as an eyesore.
* The amount of energy generated by a single domestic turbine is pitiful.
* The manufacture of parts, and shipping of the parts, for turbines consumes some resources.
* NIMBYism – no one seems to want a big wind turbine in their area, but they all want the benefits.
References :
Off the top of my head, and a little quick research.
Try this page for more details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power