Residential Wind Power

We have covered some unique wind turbines recently and i am personally a big fan of new ideas when it comes to residential wind power.  Some inventions are so unique you have to wonder how the designers ever came up with the idea while others are simply a fresh take on existing ideas.  This horizontal axis wind turbine falls somewhere in the middle.

From the land of the long white cloud (New Zealand) comes this single blade wind turbine that the inventors are pitching at the home wind power market.  The Power House Wind Turbine which is due to be released into the market in late 2009 features a blade that can change position to protect itself from strong and destructive winds.

Developed by two former Fisher & Paykel engineers the variable speed wind turbine is designed to power a single house, a market that has a massive world wide potential.

For more information on the single blade residential wind turbine check out the video below.

Keen to jump on the renewable energy bandwagon? Wether your looking to buy or build your own wind turbine or solar power system we recomend you have a look at our top 3 home brew wind turbines.