So which vertical turbine is the best for home use? What about costs and planning permission?
In this guide, we’ll answer all of the most common questions, as well as the potential limitations of wind power and what you can do to fill those gaps.
A vertical wind turbine also referred to as vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are a newer design that is much more compact than traditional versions.
Vertical wind turbines have become increasingly popular, especially amongst those that reside in urban areas where space is more limited.
Additionally, VAWTs are better able to deal with turbulent and unconventional wind and generate electricity at slower speeds, which is ideal in areas where safety is a top priority.
TheAirturbModel one is a verticalwind turbinethat can provide any flat location with local and compactly generated wind energy.
This wind turbine allows you to generate your own clean green energy 24 hrs a day and generates most energy from wind speeds of 5 meters per second.
The first question you should start to ask is is your home/property suitable to a install a wind turbine?
It’s important to bear in mind that wind turbines need to be as high up as possible, to enable them to capture an adequate amount of wind to generate power.
If you believe you have sufficient amount of space for a wind turbine, there are some other important considerations…
Obviously a wind turbine needs wind to generate the power, so if there is an insufficient supply in your area throughout the year, it’s not going to be very useful.
In order to be worthwhile financially speaking, a wind turbine needs to be exposed to an average wind speed of 5m/s (meters per second).
The most accurate way to measure the wind speed in your area is to use a device called anemometer, which measures wind speed accurately.
Once you have this data you can work out the average and determine if it meets the average wind speed of 5m/s (meters per second) requirement.
For example, if you live in England and want to install a rood mounted wind turbine you do not need planning permission, yet it does need to meet the following criteria:
However, if you live in Scotland you will need to seek planning permission for a roof mounted wind turbine.
In terms of power output, the size in wattage of wind turbine you will require depends on your electricity demands.
In the UK, the average household uses around 2,900 kWh of electricity each year, therefore, if you want to generate enough power to fulfil this amount, you would need a wind turbine that can generate around 241 kWh a month.
For illustration, a domestic wind turbine with a power output of 1.5kW could potentially generate around 300kWh per month (this is on the assumption that the wind speed will be around 15mph).
However, the average cost of a small roof-mounted turbine (between 0.5 kW to 2.5 kW), is about £2,500.
On average, a free-standing 5kW wind turbine may cost between £21,000 and £27,000.
However, please bear in mind there there are of other costs associated with buying and installing a domestic wind turbine including the planning permission process and the cost you will pay for the National Grid/or your energy supplier to connect it to the grid.
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