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The dream going off-grid

The idea of being able to generate electricity off-grid as a private person with a wind turbine in the garden...

Generator Selection

There are several types of generators that can be coupled to small wind turbines: most importantly DC or AC types...

Generator Basics

Wind turbines have been assisting mankind to convert the energy contained in wind into electricity for the last 50 years....

How much power generate wind energy?

Renewable energy is, without a question, one of the European Union’s biggest development goals in the 21st century. Between 2004...

Does wind energy reduce greenhouse emissions?

In order to evaluate the sustainability of wind turbines comprehensively, it is important to understand how they are manufactured and...

Wind Energy – Advantages & Disadvantages

Europe is expanding its offshore wind farms dotting the North Sea while China keeps adding more and more turbines to...

Wind turbines: Autonomous power supply?

Generally speaking, the term ‘off-grid’ refers to buildings, communities or a lifestyle that are not connected to some or all...

Offshore and onshore wind farms compared

Wind farms can be built both onshore and offshore to harvest wind energy and generate sustainable electricity. The difference between...

Wind turbine is not turning, why?

When it comes to wind turbines, people expect them to always be turning. In reality, though, that isn’t always the...