Could I put a turbine in my garden or on the roof of my house?
Yes you could! In the future, as both solar and Combined Heat and Power systems develop, we will have far more smaller generating units throughout our towns and cities, as well as in rural areas. Renewable power won't just be coming from large wind farms but also many small wind turbines as well. We can all become mini power stations - it's already possible to sell electricity you generate from renewables on your land or home back to the national grid through net metering.
The Centre for Alternative Technology has produced a useful factsheet on small scale wind power, both on and off-grid.
The publication Off the Grid, is also recommended. Available from the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), www.cat.org.uk priced at £5.50
Tel: 01654 702 400, Fax: 01654 702 782
For advice about the best place to site a turbine, see the BWEA factsheet, siting a wind turbine. www.bwea.com/you/siting.html
And for details of suppliers of small scale wind turbines see the links section of this site.
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