Whenever I see a question like this, my first answer is always, “It depends.” What factors determine cost?
* How much power do you need?
* How much sun does your location receive in an average year?
* How much of the installation can you do yourself?
* Are you tying into the grid, or will you be completely self-contained?
This week’s Friday picker-upper comes from a CNN Money article about Bob Metcalfe, widely acclaimed as the ‘inventor’ of the internet. Mr Metcalfe has had many successes as innovator and entrepreneur, and he is now turning his creative sights on…
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A couple of days ago I had a post about large vs small wind turbine research. Today I have a video of one of the more well-engineered smaller-scale designs, the Helix Wind Turbine. As you can see the blades are…