Could wind make your electricity for you?
18th October 2021
Producing off-grid electricity from the wind can be an ideal power source in rural locations, to contribute to your power requirements or offset consumption from the grid. FuturEnergy explains how to get started.
As a starting point, you can access a wind speed database (e.g., www.rensmart.com/Maps) to find your location’s average wind speed per year at various heights. Ideally 5.5 metres/second (m/s) or above at 10m will be required for a wind turbine to be viable option. Variations can occur depending on the elevation of the land.
As an example, with an average wind speed of 5.5m/s the Airforce1 Wind turbine could produce an estimated 1,100kwh of electricity over 12 months on a clean air site, or more if the wind speed is higher, increasing exponentially. It is possible to utilise multiple wind turbines.
FuturEnergy has been manufacturing the Made in Britain, Airforce1 1kw micro wind turbine for over 15 years. It aimed to manufacture a robust small wind turbine that would generate enough power to make a difference. The new Airforce Control, supplied with either the 24v or 48v wind turbine, automatically protects the turbine in strong wind conditions, providing battery charging control, whilst monitoring wind speed and power generation.
Customers can connect to their turbine anywhere in the world using the free iPhone/Android app, check on its power output and even start/stop the turbine.
