Scotian WindFields Inc started as a wind farm developer. Since that time we have expanded in to individual utility scale turbines, on site commercial turbines along with expanding into solar energy. We get asked all the time about micro wind turbines, roof mounted, vertical axis, and other tiny turbines, and this weekend’s Atlantic Eco Expo was no different.
But Scotian WindFields doesn’t install micro turbines. The smallest turbine we install is
the 5kW Endurance wind turbine. The reason for this is simple: as turbines get smaller, they get less effective.
Earlier this week one of my favorite website, The Oil Drum, published a great piece about two different studies of micro wind turbines.
I’ll let the article make the rest of the argument: http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6954
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