Go Back   AboutMyPlanet Community > Alternative Energy > Solar & Wind Energy
Build your own windmill/generator dirt cheap

Build your own windmill/generator dirt cheap

Register Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 08-30-2008, 11:45 AM
shadowbot shadowbot is offline
Green Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 283
shadowbot is on a distinguished road
Default Build your own windmill/generator dirt cheap
Its not extremely powerful but you could easily build as many as you wanted, as for how you could hook it up for electricity, im not too knowledgeable on that stuff but it can be done.

YouTube - Bicycle Wheel Windmill
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 09-10-2008, 12:00 PM
atula atula is offline
Green Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 178
atula is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Build your own windmill/generator dirt cheap
Could not view the video as it seems it is no longer available..could you explain how this works?
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 09-22-2008, 03:53 PM
shadowbot shadowbot is offline
Green Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 283
shadowbot is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Build your own windmill/generator dirt cheap
Sorry the link should work now, it worked for me. here it is again. YouTube - Bicycle Wheel Windmill

Here is an article explaining what it is and how it works. Its basically using old bike wheels.
http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~feliz/e_pap...indTurbine.pdf
Reply With Quote
Reply



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode


Similar Threads for: Build your own windmill/generator dirt cheap
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
first windmill! workinman Solar & Wind Energy 14 02-06-2008 09:06 PM
Now MANUFACTURING cheap solar cells! Timetrvlr Solar & Wind Energy 10 01-04-2008 04:13 PM
William Kamkwamba On Building A Windmill From Scratch Raptor235 Environmental News 0 08-17-2007 09:51 PM
Large-Scale, Cheap Solar Electricity Raptor235 Nuclear & Oil Energy 0 06-09-2007 06:04 PM
tree-hugging dirt worshipper. oshinn Introduce Yourself 3 01-30-2007 11:31 PM


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.0.0