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12 March 2022, 12:03
I maintain a few solar/wind installations. When you come to installation you want the turbine to be clear of all buildings and in clean air. If you are low down it will still work but you will add additional stress loads due to being in turbulent air.
The next big consideration is noise and remember this will be noise through the night when you are sleeping. Depending on the size of the system you might also have to consider very low frequency noise that you normally don’t hear but can be an issue. (Infrasound)
Then we have ice loading, don’t forget the blades might ice up then when the thaw starts you might have chunks of ice getting thrown around.
Don’t expect a massive amount of energy, wind and solar are great for providing energy at very remote locations but when you look at the real energy requirements to heat your house for one week at say 20 deg C you will be shocked at what you need. However solar/wind is great for lighting and other low energy systems.
The next big consideration is noise and remember this will be noise through the night when you are sleeping. Depending on the size of the system you might also have to consider very low frequency noise that you normally don’t hear but can be an issue. (Infrasound)
Then we have ice loading, don’t forget the blades might ice up then when the thaw starts you might have chunks of ice getting thrown around.
Don’t expect a massive amount of energy, wind and solar are great for providing energy at very remote locations but when you look at the real energy requirements to heat your house for one week at say 20 deg C you will be shocked at what you need. However solar/wind is great for lighting and other low energy systems.