Image by Tim Zim via Flickr The idea of having a solar panel situated on your property that will provide your domestic energy supply has become common coin for most householders. However, to compliment this, growing numbers are also looking at small wind energy projects that will not only compliment this system, but is also adapted to different weather conditions required for the functionality of solar. You will need to have an acre of land in which tall 5 kilowatt wind generator can be positioned. Costs for this are normally around $29,000. Quite expensive and some time will pass before you get a ROI. But don't forget to check to see if there are tax credits or rebates available in your local area or state. The theory being that any extra energy generated is fed back to the grid and obversely the utility company can still provide your needs on calmer days - not forgetting that a solar panel will provide energy on warmer days.
Community Projects
If you don't happen to live on a small-holding or ranch then you can still perhaps benefit by forming your own local community project utilizing schools, churches and other organizations who are more likely to have the land requirements. The benefits of greener living, reducing energy bills and decentralizing local energy provision are its key elements. The World Summit on small wind energy is being held in Husum, Germany this March (2010) and many community based projects will be displayed that show just how to implement a cleaner, cost effective and dependable energy source system.
Wind Ownership. So who does the wind belong to?
Fossil fuel energy will prove to be more expensive than wind energy in the future. Just consider that fossil fuel production amounts to $120 billion each year and is a direct cause of much of the environmental damage that is widely recognised today. So how will the oil companies then remain dominant in the energy industry when they will be unable to control market forces and prices by manipulating the supply of the wind resource? Perhaps they will be forced to invest in wind energy! A study undertaken by Stanford University claimed that there is a sufficient wind resource that can provide the energy needs worldwide by a factor of seven.
Communities vs Corporate.
Wind industry experts claim that the wind industry grew five-fold during the 2000 and 2007 period alone. A global investment of $36 billion has already been made so far. There is a four-fold increase of predicted growth for the small wind energy industry over the next decade. We are then likely to see how large companies will be lobbying to influence government policy to initiate tax incentives and rebates for this type of energy. You should consider that if we leave our provision of energy to the corporate interests, then will we once more be subject to monopolistic profit making.
Considered as the most popular and favoured green energy provider, small wind energy is the energy of the future. There is an excellent article written on the subject of small wind energy that is worth taking a look at. It explains how a domestic home user can implement this in his own back yard.
Community Projects
If you don't happen to live on a small-holding or ranch then you can still perhaps benefit by forming your own local community project utilizing schools, churches and other organizations who are more likely to have the land requirements. The benefits of greener living, reducing energy bills and decentralizing local energy provision are its key elements. The World Summit on small wind energy is being held in Husum, Germany this March (2010) and many community based projects will be displayed that show just how to implement a cleaner, cost effective and dependable energy source system.
Wind Ownership. So who does the wind belong to?
Fossil fuel energy will prove to be more expensive than wind energy in the future. Just consider that fossil fuel production amounts to $120 billion each year and is a direct cause of much of the environmental damage that is widely recognised today. So how will the oil companies then remain dominant in the energy industry when they will be unable to control market forces and prices by manipulating the supply of the wind resource? Perhaps they will be forced to invest in wind energy! A study undertaken by Stanford University claimed that there is a sufficient wind resource that can provide the energy needs worldwide by a factor of seven.
Communities vs Corporate.
Wind industry experts claim that the wind industry grew five-fold during the 2000 and 2007 period alone. A global investment of $36 billion has already been made so far. There is a four-fold increase of predicted growth for the small wind energy industry over the next decade. We are then likely to see how large companies will be lobbying to influence government policy to initiate tax incentives and rebates for this type of energy. You should consider that if we leave our provision of energy to the corporate interests, then will we once more be subject to monopolistic profit making.
Considered as the most popular and favoured green energy provider, small wind energy is the energy of the future. There is an excellent article written on the subject of small wind energy that is worth taking a look at. It explains how a domestic home user can implement this in his own back yard.
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