I love to be fit by walking and biking, I have a 2010 Jeep wrangler unlimited locker in the rear and a winch. I was a Marine in the 80's and worked as a wrecker driver and mechanic. Traveled to Okinawa Japan, Camp Pendlton California, Houston Texas. Attended Parkland college in Champaign Illinois, Inver Hill community college in Minnesota, University of Maryland, Jacksonville University, Florida. I have worked in construction building grain elevators. I worked at a ski resort at afton alps in Minnesota. I now work in Critical Care Nursing at Carle in Urbana Il. I played college football in Minnesota. Dabble on the computer, run 1/2 and full marathons. wife's interest: Solar and wind energy, plants, Bees, health and longevity . We have a Chevy volt. . Rena went to U of I and Parkland simultaneously for Nursing/ education. Worked in blood banking 34 years and is doing insurance exams on people at there homes.
This is facinating. I would like to know what the average wind speed you have and how much power are you seeing now on average. I have 45 feet trees around my house, how high would I have to go to put in a skystream?
We have one in downtown Golden, CO that I go watch when the wind blows. They're very quiet. You'll hear the noise of trees and limbs leaves blowing along the ground over the blades. As far as the height of the tower, you're not going to do well with 45 foot trees. Google "doe small wind guide" to get info on the requirements for proper siting.
Kevin, We tried to capture the sound of our wind turbine to post, but all you can hear is the wind in the microphone. The sound of our Skystream is a humming sound that is similar to a tornado siren from a few miles away. We can't hear it from the front yard or in the house. Our turbine is only 25 feet from our bedroom window. It also has a whistling sound of the wind crossing the blade that is like a small bird chirping the trees. I actually had a bird that was close by that was similar when I was trying to record the turbine. When the wind gets to the 15-20 mph range, the whistling goes away and the sound is more base sounding like a airplane propeller. None of the sounds are disterbing or very loud.
im really interested in creating a hybrid wind and solar system off grid for the coast of west africa it will need to generate 400 kilowatt hours per month.i would like to know if a skystream system or similar could do this job with minimum use of solar panels as the wind speeds there are very good to excellent.i would appreciate all the advice i can get on this project.
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I would really like to be able to hear the turbine. Everyone selling them says they're very quiet, but I want to know from people that own them.
This is facinating. I would like to know what the average wind speed you have and how much power are you seeing now on average. I have 45 feet trees around my house, how high would I have to go to put in a skystream?
Dean Wallace
wdw@clinicalinnovations.com
We have one in downtown Golden, CO that I go watch when the wind blows. They're very quiet. You'll hear the noise of trees and limbs leaves blowing along the ground over the blades. As far as the height of the tower, you're not going to do well with 45 foot trees. Google "doe small wind guide" to get info on the requirements for proper siting.
Kevin,
We tried to capture the sound of our wind turbine to post, but all you can hear is the wind in the microphone. The sound of our Skystream is a humming sound that is similar to a tornado siren from a few miles away. We can't hear it from the front yard or in the house. Our turbine is only 25 feet from our bedroom window.
It also has a whistling sound of the wind crossing the blade that is like a small bird chirping the trees. I actually had a bird that was close by that was similar when I was trying to record the turbine.
When the wind gets to the 15-20 mph range, the whistling goes away and the sound is more base sounding like a airplane propeller. None of the sounds are disterbing or very loud.
im really interested in creating a hybrid wind and solar system off grid for the coast of west africa it will need to generate 400 kilowatt hours per month.i would like to know if a skystream system or similar could do this job with minimum use of solar panels as the wind speeds there are very good to excellent.i would appreciate all the advice i can get on this project.
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