Comments on: What Is better for producing a energy for one family large home Windmill or Solar panels?? Also Why?

By: John W

John W — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:56:59 +0000

There’s a couple of issues, the first being what you’re allowed to have. In many neighborhoods a wind turbine would be out of the question because they make a lot of noise and they sand out visually hence it may violate the neighborhood’s deed restrictions. But if you are allowed to have a wind turbine, they are much less expensive then Solar Photo-Voltaic and with a grid tie in, you wouldn’t need an expensive battery bank.

The second is what are your energy needs? The majority of the energy used by a household is for hot water, residential heating and or air-conditioning. All three of these could be met with Solar thermal collectors at a fraction of the cost of Solar Photo-Voltaic. The Solar air-conditioning would require an absorption chiller to turn the heat into chilled water for the air-conditioning and would most likely work best with evacuated tube solar thermal collectors. With the exception of evacuated tube, solar thermal collectors are sufficiently low tech that you could build your own collectors. Solar thermal is in fact more efficient than current Photo-Voltaic as the current Photo-Voltaic cells only respond to very specific wavelengths of light. If you meet the majority of your energy needs with inexpensive low tech solar thermal collectors, then you can greatly reduce the size of your Photo-Voltaic system.

I would say that you should try and meet most of your energy needs with Solar Thermal collectors and if your neighborhood allows, have a small wind turbine with a grid tie in for electricity. If you’re not allowed to have a wind turbine then a small PV system, again with grid tie in would suffice.
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http://www.solarpanelsplus.com/solar-air-conditioning/

By: AltE Solar Panels

AltE Solar Panels — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:26:59 +0000

Excellent question, and it is one often asked by most users.

Selecting what type of renewable energy to use to power your home is not always about what you would prefer to have but what is best available and economically most feasible.

In order to find out why, and to estimate the potential at your house to use solar panels or wind power,you will need to make some calculations, using the information found on this website.
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http://howto.altestore.com/Renewable-Energy-Options-Which-Alternative-Energy-/a41/

By: midnyte-cruzer

midnyte-cruzer — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:57:59 +0000

This depends on your location. If your in a sunny area but with little wind, then stick to solar. If you get lots of wind but little sun, then go for wind. If you get lots of both, then go for both. Batteries will help for the down time when you get neither. Both systems can be expensive, but I believe (not positive), there are more tax breaks for solar.
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By: ULTRA150

ULTRA150 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:23:59 +0000

When you look into the wind mill you will find the cost are just way to high. Then after you spend all of those thousands of dollars to put a system in you will find out that any energy you produce is sold to the grid at wholesale price and then the energy that you get cost you retail price. With all of that you would never recoup your money that you invested in the system to begin with. Do your research before investing.
FYI
Texas now has over 8000 wind turbines here, and the best wind speed for them is 9 mph. They also produce between 1.5 to 3 megawatts each.
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By: Mick

Mick — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:50:59 +0000

A toroidal Inductance generator. Gets 33Kw. Needs 2 12 volt lead acid batteries to run it. Magnetic Motors corp sells them. $3,999.00 No more hydro grid!!!
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Experience

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:03:59 +0000

you should have some of both,solar panels don’t work when it dark and cold, wind mills only work when the wind blows
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