Saturday, April 10, 2010

Build Your Own Windmill - Energy Saving Homemade Wind Power Generator

Wind generators have been around before most people today were born, however, they were not as effective back then as they are now. The technology keeps improving over time. I like to compare the advancement such that to airplanes.

The original plane barely got off the ground, and now mankind has created rockets and satellites that can reach millions of miles away, absolutely amazing!

Wind generators have made their own "rocket propelled" improvement as well, they are significantly better and significantly more efficient then the past.

Wind Power generators have the ability to use energy and even store it for later use. Many people around the nation are combining wind generators and solar generators to create a self-powered and self-efficient house; this is the energy nature is putting right in front of our faces! It's now time to move to these renewable energy sources.

Now, you will still be able to use your power, you will not have to go completely all green to use your own windmill kit, but it will certainly help if you build an efficient one to save on the overall power - I have actually heard stories of the power companies owing people money because of the amount of energy they are saving!

The wind generators use the theory of the Conservation of energy, and uses the kinetic energy of wind by using the rotory blades to harness the wind as the spindle is turned. It is converted with drive pumps and other systems to go into the turbine and into electrical energy. It can be stored now or for later use.

Solar panels do the same thing, except it uses sunlight and converts it to heat and light - and saves it to energy. Many people use weather as an excuse, but if you live in a place with little wind, you probably have more sun, and if you do not have that much sun, you probably have tons of wind! Whatever your situation, you can save energy and save 100's$ on your monthly bill as well!

There are plenty of DIY guides out there that will tell you step-by-step on how you can build your own homemade windmill kit today, so why not start today?

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