Very advanced and very expensive , nice if you are rich but I hope something this size but simple is going to cost 8000 EU and not more. Maybe is not going to be high-quality and look very nice like this but is going to works for 15-20 Years. I think China is going to sell such a staff very soon. They sell now GOLDWIND 750kW Wind Turbines for under 300 000 . That is 2,5kW for 1000 Eur..
This is awesome! I'm really jealous right now. I'm very ignorant to this stuff, can you store power if you have a surplus? I'm assuming that your house automatically switches to and from the power grid depending on the wind??? just curious. Again, very cool :)
What you conveniently left out was the cost to you to purchase this hot commodity and its support equipment. I hear these things can run anywhere upwards of $300,000 each. Where's the payoff?
@platinum243125 KW = KiloWatt = 1,000 watts. Remember, a kilo means 1,000 units or whatever, whether it be a kilometer, a kilogram, or a kilowatt. I hope this helps.
Thanks for the videos! I have a farm in Maine. We are burning in oil & electricity about $6000/year. I'm looking at alternatives. I see these people battling with PMA stuff & I just give up on that. I keep coming back to Redriven. Now that you have had it a couple of years, is it working out? Worth it? Do it again? Electricity (Hydro) is cheap in Ontario. I'm paying $0.15 kWh in Maine. What do you think your payoff time will be? Thanks. I need all the help I can get!
What do you use for a diversion load in case you lose your grid connection? When this happens in a PV system you simply disconnect the solar panels and there's no harm done. A wind turbine running without load could overspeed and fly apart. Do you have some sort of resistive heating element into which you can dump the turbine output if necessary?
@erik2be I have a PV system so I'm familiar with them. Some of the PV charge controllers used to reduce panel power production when you don't have a load for it can also be programmed for use with wind turbines. You can't just open-circuit the turbine like you can a PV panel because it could fly apart. Instead the controller connects a "diversion load", usually an electric water heater element, to dissipate the excess wind power.
@alexdrudigmail I don't have a wind turbine so I don't know. All I know is that I've read that my PV controller can also be used as a diversion controller for a wind turbine, i.e., it can operate in shunt mode whereby it connects a resistor to the source when the voltage gets too high because the source is generating more power than the load and batteries can absorb.
i have a few questions, now that you have had the turbine for 2 years how is the payback going? if your house heated by electric?
i also live in Canada and i burn about 65,000kwh or 4500$ a year between my house and shop.
i was looking at smaller turbines and the payback was not that great... but did not look at any this size, i would like to save some money by going geothermal or some thing like your set up.
You need to pick up all that trash around your house. The place is an untidy mess. lol..Seriously you have a nice place and obviously a really nice generator. Looks like your're ready for a shtf situation IF you're in to that kind of thing. Thanks for the vid!
Nice video. Is it actually possible to sell the power back to the grid in Canada?? I'm pretty sure in BC and Ont. the hydro companies wont let you sell excess power back to them without paying exorbitant hookup fees and even then, they only pay a fraction of the market value.
What's your return on investment? Seems like it would take forever to pay off, and when you do break even, it would be time to replace the unit again. You also say it was outputting 2400watts? That's only about one 20amp circuit.....
that panel is actually a transfer switch that acts like a big shut off switch. So its basically a disconnect switch. We use them for hot tubs, air condition units and various outdoors uses. And yes its in Canada
Slick, I'm impressed. I am surprised to see a power panel mounted outdoors assuming this video was recorded in Canada. Didn't know you could get outdoor panels for residential use. Regardless, I'm jealous, but hopefully I'll have my own grid-tie set up someday. Any chance you could let me know what your system cost ya? 7 year payback is reasonable too I think, assuming the system has a long lifespan to it. Good job!!
what was required ie hardware to get you power feed certifed to get a hook upp back to the grid , who certified it, do the invertors auto shut off you grid fee if there a outage so the line man dont get a surprize repairing a line?
Wow, that's a very, very nice setup and very impressive power results. I couldn't hear anything you were saying in the wind though so unless you are speaking in braille there's no way to know what you have said. Regardless keep up the good work!
nice there in my coutry you are not allowed to have that kind of thing without promission (3 to 5 years to get promission), and when you have your wind tourbine you have to sell produced electricity back to power plant a then you can buy it bac a bit cheaper,,,nice law we have...
hi brother if you can let me know how much you spend for hardware i mean installation included ? i want to buy one for my other home in pakistan. thanks
I was just thinking! if you not using your local supplier but producing your own energy and feeding it back threw your suppliers electricity grid! , shouldnt your local supplier pay you for electricity that you contributing for them ? just a thought :D
@LF2MASTER he means to show that the energy supply meter from his provider is being turned back ie in this high wind event he is putting power back into the grid and reducing his power bill .
10kW, so you'll get about 3kW average. 8760 hours per year gives you 26,280kWh per annum. By say 10c per kW = $2,628 per annum. Payback in what? 20 years!
@coggy5 it does average more than that. Im with in 1.5 kilometers from the lake on a higher attitude. It gets windy here!!! All the time. We did some calculations and we were expecting 5 years... But in reality with some minor break downs and some wind storms we figure 6 t0 7 years comfortably. Within 10 hopefully. Im happy with it
@mingosuzuki forget the haters, much better investment than a BMW that never pays itself off and depending how you look at it unless your wealthy this is just as or more cool than a 50k BMW.
If you had placed the turbine well away from that garage you would have got smoother air-flow into the turbine and increased it's efficiency. Never place them anywhere near a building, other tall structures, poles, trees or other wind blockages. They produce vortices which will divert the winds kinetic energy and add turbulance and vibrations into your turbine.
@coggy5 You are right about not placing it near tall structures due to turbulance. I did place it there because that is my property line and i also placed it behind the garage because the prevailing here is from south west. And that direction is from the lake and there's no trees all open. The only direction that i would have a provlem with would be winds from the East , My house is tall enough that it could cause a problem but very rare we get winds from the east.
Impressive. This is the new beginning Isaac Newton had explained about urging, yelling at people how dumb they must have been, no wonder Isaac was known to be a grumpy man. Einstein new it, just kept his mouth shut, and that depressed him Who else knew it? The Mayans, so did Gospel Peter, David and John etc. Comfortable living for all.
A few years back, windmills for private use in Maine, USA were a loosing proposition even when you sold the excess to the power company. And yes, that meant throwing money away every day. A factor in that was the high interest rate the banks were paying in those days. Today it would be a better deal. I think you did a great job on your system. Any other videos of it?
just for those who are unaware the inverter feeds power on the same freq back to the power company the way it works is like a biggy bank IF you make more than you use it goes back to the power company and yes they pay you for it BUT at the straight rate.... they add taxes fuel charges etc etc thier KWH may be for ex 0.12 cents from them to you and 0.07 cents from you to them.
That's what I'm curious to know... If your electrical usage is less than you produce, do you get paid or do you only get a credit towards future usage?
Very nice! The cost right now is still too high though. However, I think a lot of factors have to be considered. If you are planning on staying in that place for a long time it would be worth it.
But there is also something else. If all hell breaks lose in this country, or there is an EMP or something crazy, you will be one of the few that actually still have power, depending on how your system is wired. You could become the new electric co for your area...lol
I haven't done any math for the different sized units, but I agree with your reply to skydive9000...even if an appliance consumes 5kw, it's the big picture. The turbine is up there 24/7 and hopefully it spins most of the time so it is almost always feeding power back into the grid.
The 3kw for 5 minutes that it takes to power the kettle can be re-supplied back into the grid over a short period of time.
The output on the display at 1:46 shows a power output of 1139W if we say its 1200W and there are two inverters the output of this turbine is about 2400W. My electric kettle requires 3kW during operation therefore this wind turbine couldnt power my kettle never mind my house!
It looks like a very wind day there and I dont think the turbine is designed to increase its RPM to generate more power.
skydive. at 1:46 to 2:01 the Wind speed is between 3 m/s to 4.1m/s. Do you know what that means? The wind is only 10 to 15 Kilometers per hour. Thats a breeze!! The RPM goes faster with more wind. This thing is designed to reach full power at 12 m/s thats 43 kiloneters. if you think that this turbine can't power your home than i suggest you come by and check it out your self. if i can't prove to you that it does then i'll pay for your travel. Also....
Also the power that the turbine produces has to be stored in batteries or grid. so when you need the power its there, and when you don't need the power it will be stored. your kettle doesnt run 24hrs does it?
Thanks for the reply, thats fine I just thought it was going close to full speed as it seems to be rotating fast for a large turbine. About the kettle, no it doesnt run 24hrs but for the time its running it needs a full 3kw for the 2minutes or so & the figures didnt add up but thats okay. You know the facts about the turbine I dont Thanks.
dude you're getting stiffed by the power company, that is not a bi-directional meter by the looks of it, it may be spinning backwards BUT the numbers arent rolling back, love the tower
thanks for your comment regarding the tower. They actually have a 110 foot hydraulic tower now. The METER, the meter in the video is the old one. And yes the numbers did turn back, very slowly, but yes it did turn back. I do have the new "Net Meter" installed now and it has two counters. One is a usage meter and then it flashes to the push back meter.
it would be nice to afford this and you can. If you can buy a nice new car and make payments on it then you can certanly buy one of these. Just to let you know I don't drive a new car. I think buying a brand new car is a bad investment. Instead i buy a turbine... better investment.
I dont drive new cars nither they are all used lol or handme downs Im right now saving money up to build my own wind turbines ect and solar panel system but that inverter you had would be great also how much do those run and at least suplment some of my power to at least drop the cost of my bills and then use that to keep adding untile im off the grid I hate money hungry power and gas companys.
There are a few companies that produce highly efficient wind turbines. I've done a lot of research and, yes, you can get a small turbine like this to turn back your meter so I believe what he's saying in this video.
mi numes is mihai of rumania and the litle cloks wiht numbers, is not moving back mi friend look the start movie and the finish : sorry for the language :
Not sure about cina... But this turbine is from Redriven A canadian company that is taking off reall fast. They are based in Cornwall, Ontario. Near Toronto. But they service all over the world!!!!
Nice setup. I live on a 1/2 acre lot (100w x 200d) and would love to put one of these up, but I'm sure I would get pushback from my neighbors. Any data on it's performance? I've been reading some place that say that wind turbines are a scam and they never live up to the manufactures specs, but I think that applies to the little 1k and under units. What's your average wind speed and kWh output so far? Thanks.
1/2 acre lot? Mine is not much bigger than that. Its 3/4. Scam? Def not. These things do creat power!!!! there's no dought. THey don't creat full power all the time. So when you are considering a turbine make sure you get a good size for the amount of wind. The bigger you go the more power it creats during low winds. My wind speed here is rated at an average 5 to 7 meters per second
Man I want this too :s Why do we have such a stupid government in Belgium. It takes months to have a permission and then there are no dealers for the normal man. You need to be a company in order to have it installed. Damn I think I'll move to Canada as soon as I'm graduated :o
thats right woooooppeeeee.... free power. Not worried about the "expensive" part. Do some research and then it doesnt become "expensive wind turbine" it will be more like " smart purchase and good deal"
So if I pay nearly $.09 per kilowatt per month or $216/month in electricity to the electric company, what does this wind turbine cost? How many months or years would it take to pay me back?
Its silly to compare the current cost of a wind turbine to the future cost of electricity. Who's electrical bill has remand flat over the past 5 years. I myself have see a 15% annual increase in the cost per kilo watt hour...figure that into your calculation ans the solar or wind turbine your looking at gets a lot cheaper a lot faster.
no. 10 kw means you can power appliances with a total of 10 kw maximum, for example just to give you an idea, your tv is 3kw, your aircon 5 kw, your lighting is 2 kw, sum it all, its 10kw, then those appliances can be powered by this generator. 10 kw is capacity of the gen. in 1 months you can use max 10kwx720hrs= 7200kwhr, u have 2410kwhr you said, then this gen exceed what you need, really good generator is it? just hope that wind is always good enough:D
More money than average hydro usage ? Not at all. Total cost for a system like this is an average of $3500 maybe less if you do alot of the work and if you can find a good bargain for one. I use to spend an average of $400 to $500 a month on Hydro. Average person spends roughly $150 to $200 tops? So $35000 divide by $175 = 200 monts. 200 monts= 16 years.
Average person spends roughly $150 to $200 tops? So $35000 divide by $175 = 200 monts. 200 monts= 16 years. A system like this one would be able to Feed an "average" house and on top of that you can get paid for the access power produced with a special program.
You're ignoring federal and state incentives. Federal incentives knock 30% off the price and state incentives can be quite substantial. In California, where I live, wind systems can have upwards of 50% of their cost covered through rebates.
Also, if this guy's running a 10Kw system, he must have a massive power bill. Most home systems (windspire/helix) are 1kw-2.
A battery lasting for 50 years?? Maybe sitting on a shelf packed in a box. Come on Bud. The Batteries that you are talking about ( wet cells) last maximun 5 years. Charging, discharging, over charging, under charging.... ect, kills a battery. Now the Gel Pack batteries are alot better, and they might make it to 8 years. If there is a battery that last 50 years then yes "Best Of Both Words"!!! Lets get realistic bud. I know people that are set up on Off Grid..Lots of regrets
Nowadays, batteries, many other devices are built with planned obsolescence so they can keep a lot of monkeys employed, making and using and wasting and buying new ones. We know how to make batteries that easily last 50-60 years. A science education at a college or university with chemistry and physics might have been exposed to batteries that were purchased before your grandmother was born. Properly attended, these old heavy batteries will outlast your children. Ignorance can be remedied.
is there a reason why they couldnt manufacture batteries that you could replace the parts to refresh them it would save in the long run some thing like open the lid and slid out the cells slide in new sells then refill something along those lines any way. naturally you would have to dispose recycle the sulphated used parts.
K, i'm getting a 10Kw wind turbine, OFF GRID! On grid, ya i would get credit too which they hold for one year......seeing as i would never use those credits why would i want an on grid? Plus, with on-grid, if power went out from the hydro company i can't use the power coming from my wind turbine! Ha, so use off grid, way smarter.
Ok, Yes off grid is smart in the case of power outage. But batteries are a min of 6000 xtra!!! And it has to be replaced every +5 years. I can buy a generator for 2000 to 3000 and it would last me foe ever!!! And if you are on off grid. what happens if the turbine breaks down? You should allways be connected to the grid
Yes, of course stay connected on grid, i just mean keep the power coming from the turbine OFF Grid. It's called best of both worlds, and no buddy. the batteries last more like 50 years, what kind are u lookin at? Batteries just take distilled water, thats what needs replacing...water!
how much did this setup cost you? the excess power should be stored for yourself and now set back to the power company. they sell it to the public for top dollar, and you are producing it for them for free. think about it. they already fuck us as it is.
No Tax rebate for me. There's no rebates here Yet!!! Where are you at? You should post a video of your turbine, I would like to see it. What size is it. You went from a $300.00 bill to $30.00??? Wow, that's awsome. Keep pumping it!!! Over here the hydro company likes it so far. I had to get it inspected because im feeding back to the grid... no battery for me. I love this thing.
they called me when my light bill went from 300.00 to 30.00 .they sent a feild guy to my house.when i showed them what i was doing they tried to say it was illegal to produce your own power.i laughed at them!then they asked me if they could inspect my stuff to make sure it wasnt feeding back into the grid .I fliped open the breaker box and showed him the flipped breaker and told them to get off my property!thats the kind of things they dont like to see .
im doing the same thing but its with inverters and batterys.the power company is harasing me now because of it. they sit in my driveway all day watching me to see what i do!
hold on a min! the electric company gets it from you for free ??????!!!!!!
the power company is suppose to pay you for the excess wattage that you dont use! you better check into it.they might be trying to f*** you over bad!!!!!
That's a good point. I would store the excess power in a huge capacitor or something. I wounldn't feed anything back to the power company. This guy paid for the quipement and installation, and the power company sells the exess back to the public for top dollar. Fuck them.
ok, there has to be a poor man's version of this. Obviously you have money to play with, but how do you think it's going to pay for itself?? You'd have to start a marijuana grow! I just calculated that it would take my apartment 38 years to rack up $30k CAD worth of electricity bills at my current 8 cents US/kWh. My bill rarely goes over $50US a month. $15 of that is just a monthly fee from the PUD, the rest is my usage. If I lived in a free standing house it might be a little more, but still.
Fetymann!!! You live in an Apartment!! All you need is maybe a 500W little turbine. To give you an Idea why i bought this unit I'm going to explain very briefly. My House is 3800 square feet of LIVING space. My electric bill is 400 to 500 a MONTH. Do the math, and then tell me how long wil it take to pay it off If it will produce 75% or better of the power that i need. P.S. I have no Gas. Over here Im paying .11cents or better per kilowatt with delivery charges.
So you're running off your own elec and turning the meter backwards with whatever excess you aren't using? Are they buying it from you? So when the wind isn't blowing you are back to using the utility, correct? Do you use any sort of storage for the power or can you only run off it when the wind is blowing? I'm still trying to get an understanding of the different types if setups. I've seen some where they charge up deep cycle batteries and then run their shop off a 2-4k watt inverter. thanks
set up cost was in the 30's. ReDriven from Canada set it up with a full package. Very happy with it. They are actually people that put their time and money into developing a safe and amazing machine that actually works very well. Soon you will see their controller in every wind turbine company.
This is totally legal!!!! the power that is going back into the grid is been used by the surrounding homes in this area. Therefore the electrical company is getting this energy from me for free and then SELLING IT to my neighbours!!!
Very advanced and very expensive , nice if you are rich but I hope something this size but simple is going to cost 8000 EU and not more. Maybe is not going to be high-quality and look very nice like this but is going to works for 15-20 Years. I think China is going to sell such a staff very soon. They sell now GOLDWIND 750kW Wind Turbines for under 300 000 . That is 2,5kW for 1000 Eur..
VinkoRajic 3 months ago
Where do you get these turbines?
platinum243125 3 months ago
This is awesome! I'm really jealous right now. I'm very ignorant to this stuff, can you store power if you have a surplus? I'm assuming that your house automatically switches to and from the power grid depending on the wind??? just curious. Again, very cool :)
klungoo 3 months ago
wouldn't it be a good idea to pull the top pins and retract your rams? if those shafts begin rusting you can tear up the hydraulic seals.
volFD59 5 months ago
What you conveniently left out was the cost to you to purchase this hot commodity and its support equipment. I hear these things can run anywhere upwards of $300,000 each. Where's the payoff?
fanbutton 6 months ago
So even the Amis can live without atom Energy! I say it, because the Amis continuously laugh about the German way to say good bye to the atom Energy!
Trampelviech 8 months ago
10Kw? how much is that?
platinum243125 8 months ago
@platinum243125 KW = KiloWatt = 1,000 watts. Remember, a kilo means 1,000 units or whatever, whether it be a kilometer, a kilogram, or a kilowatt. I hope this helps.
fanbutton 6 months ago
@fanbutton I know that, but I was wondering if that was enough to power an entire house, thanks!
platinum243125 6 months ago
Thanks for the videos! I have a farm in Maine. We are burning in oil & electricity about $6000/year. I'm looking at alternatives. I see these people battling with PMA stuff & I just give up on that. I keep coming back to Redriven. Now that you have had it a couple of years, is it working out? Worth it? Do it again? Electricity (Hydro) is cheap in Ontario. I'm paying $0.15 kWh in Maine. What do you think your payoff time will be? Thanks. I need all the help I can get!
cggage 9 months ago
Hey two questions how tall is the tower and how much did it cost to get it installed?
Mrspiff623 9 months ago
What do you use for a diversion load in case you lose your grid connection? When this happens in a PV system you simply disconnect the solar panels and there's no harm done. A wind turbine running without load could overspeed and fly apart. Do you have some sort of resistive heating element into which you can dump the turbine output if necessary?
ApolloWasReal 10 months ago
dude i dont know this windturbine, but usually even the tiny 400 w turbines have build fail safe
erik2be 10 months ago
@erik2be I have a PV system so I'm familiar with them. Some of the PV charge controllers used to reduce panel power production when you don't have a load for it can also be programmed for use with wind turbines. You can't just open-circuit the turbine like you can a PV panel because it could fly apart. Instead the controller connects a "diversion load", usually an electric water heater element, to dissipate the excess wind power.
ApolloWasReal 10 months ago
@ApolloWasReal Couldn't the failsafe be just automatically turn the blades to idle angle?
alexdrudigmail 7 months ago
@alexdrudigmail I don't have a wind turbine so I don't know. All I know is that I've read that my PV controller can also be used as a diversion controller for a wind turbine, i.e., it can operate in shunt mode whereby it connects a resistor to the source when the voltage gets too high because the source is generating more power than the load and batteries can absorb.
ApolloWasReal 7 months ago
i have a few questions, now that you have had the turbine for 2 years how is the payback going? if your house heated by electric?
i also live in Canada and i burn about 65,000kwh or 4500$ a year between my house and shop.
i was looking at smaller turbines and the payback was not that great... but did not look at any this size, i would like to save some money by going geothermal or some thing like your set up.
beautiful house, yard and turbine
chummimc 1 year ago
You need to pick up all that trash around your house. The place is an untidy mess. lol..Seriously you have a nice place and obviously a really nice generator. Looks like your're ready for a shtf situation IF you're in to that kind of thing. Thanks for the vid!
behindeverybush1 1 year ago
Nice video. Is it actually possible to sell the power back to the grid in Canada?? I'm pretty sure in BC and Ont. the hydro companies wont let you sell excess power back to them without paying exorbitant hookup fees and even then, they only pay a fraction of the market value.
Nice work and thanks for sharing:)
rottenbyron 1 year ago
Price? itwas about 30. But now i think its around 45 but the system has been upgraded tremendously . Taller towers too!!
mingosuzuki 1 year ago 2
@mingosuzuki
What's your return on investment? Seems like it would take forever to pay off, and when you do break even, it would be time to replace the unit again. You also say it was outputting 2400watts? That's only about one 20amp circuit.....
normanmj 1 year ago
that panel is actually a transfer switch that acts like a big shut off switch. So its basically a disconnect switch. We use them for hot tubs, air condition units and various outdoors uses. And yes its in Canada
mingosuzuki 1 year ago
Slick, I'm impressed. I am surprised to see a power panel mounted outdoors assuming this video was recorded in Canada. Didn't know you could get outdoor panels for residential use. Regardless, I'm jealous, but hopefully I'll have my own grid-tie set up someday. Any chance you could let me know what your system cost ya? 7 year payback is reasonable too I think, assuming the system has a long lifespan to it. Good job!!
AlternativePowerMan 1 year ago
coal???? oil??? you breath it then, see how long you'll live... see you in hell my friend!
mingosuzuki 1 year ago
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Noisy, ugly, and expensive to maintain. Long live oil and coal.
valleyfisher 1 year ago
what was required ie hardware to get you power feed certifed to get a hook upp back to the grid , who certified it, do the invertors auto shut off you grid fee if there a outage so the line man dont get a surprize repairing a line?
eloid777 1 year ago
I like it.
SmoootHman 1 year ago
I think you may get better sustain and less
long term maintenance from a barrel-type
instead of the fan-type blade.
No need to swivel with wind changes
Easier to add others next to it if needed
yourunclehank1 1 year ago
I am envious, more power to ya...ah..no punn intended
s4a4v4y 1 year ago
So since the meter is going backwards does that mean the power company has to pay you now. lol
IWOP1 1 year ago
great house :)
007inflames 1 year ago
great machine finally the rest of the world is waking up
Babylonboy55 1 year ago
Wow, that's a very, very nice setup and very impressive power results. I couldn't hear anything you were saying in the wind though so unless you are speaking in braille there's no way to know what you have said. Regardless keep up the good work!
helloman1976 1 year ago
nice house...
lacokai 1 year ago
Thats one HAPPY CAMPER!!! LOL
holabruno 1 year ago
Who says fri energi doesnt exist!!? you can make alot of HHO and run your car with it man...... This will be my next project....:-)
Ebdan88 1 year ago
@Ebdan88 hho is a pipe dream for crack heads. #2 law of thermodynamics.
circusboy90210 1 year ago
nice there in my coutry you are not allowed to have that kind of thing without promission (3 to 5 years to get promission), and when you have your wind tourbine you have to sell produced electricity back to power plant a then you can buy it bac a bit cheaper,,,nice law we have...
0jeeej0 1 year ago
hi brother if you can let me know how much you spend for hardware i mean installation included ? i want to buy one for my other home in pakistan. thanks
248khalidafridi 1 year ago
@248khalidafridi Mr khalid there are people in karachi who are making wind turbines much cheaper check them out
bilaltariq50 1 year ago
I was just thinking! if you not using your local supplier but producing your own energy and feeding it back threw your suppliers electricity grid! , shouldnt your local supplier pay you for electricity that you contributing for them ? just a thought :D
LF2MASTER 1 year ago
@LF2MASTER he means to show that the energy supply meter from his provider is being turned back ie in this high wind event he is putting power back into the grid and reducing his power bill .
pvtdangles 1 year ago
sorry i couldnt hear you over the roaring cyclone, something about average wind speed?
TheSnotwizard 1 year ago 4
?? No clue ??
mingosuzuki 1 year ago
£???
matteogea 1 year ago
10kW, so you'll get about 3kW average. 8760 hours per year gives you 26,280kWh per annum. By say 10c per kW = $2,628 per annum. Payback in what? 20 years!
coggy5 1 year ago 2
@coggy5 it does average more than that. Im with in 1.5 kilometers from the lake on a higher attitude. It gets windy here!!! All the time. We did some calculations and we were expecting 5 years... But in reality with some minor break downs and some wind storms we figure 6 t0 7 years comfortably. Within 10 hopefully. Im happy with it
mingosuzuki 1 year ago 10
@mingosuzuki factoring in the saving of buying energy?
jnthnbush 1 year ago
@mingosuzuki forget the haters, much better investment than a BMW that never pays itself off and depending how you look at it unless your wealthy this is just as or more cool than a 50k BMW.
toob247 1 year ago 4
@coggy5 is it possible that uncle sam might issue tax incentives/credits for investing in one of these?
lderekmarin 11 months ago
If you had placed the turbine well away from that garage you would have got smoother air-flow into the turbine and increased it's efficiency. Never place them anywhere near a building, other tall structures, poles, trees or other wind blockages. They produce vortices which will divert the winds kinetic energy and add turbulance and vibrations into your turbine.
coggy5 1 year ago
@coggy5 You are right about not placing it near tall structures due to turbulance. I did place it there because that is my property line and i also placed it behind the garage because the prevailing here is from south west. And that direction is from the lake and there's no trees all open. The only direction that i would have a provlem with would be winds from the East , My house is tall enough that it could cause a problem but very rare we get winds from the east.
mingosuzuki 1 year ago
Oh but. I do not think the power grid, would want to pay you what you gave them. This one way street thing. . Has got to go. .
Kimble275 1 year ago
Impressive. This is the new beginning Isaac Newton had explained about urging, yelling at people how dumb they must have been, no wonder Isaac was known to be a grumpy man. Einstein new it, just kept his mouth shut, and that depressed him Who else knew it? The Mayans, so did Gospel Peter, David and John etc. Comfortable living for all.
Kimble275 1 year ago
better investment then a new car.
inagod 1 year ago
do you sell power back to the grid ?
MattsFarm01 1 year ago
@MattsFarm01 they have to pay you by law,in most states.
inagod 1 year ago
awesome dude
phatmattcowboys 1 year ago
A few years back, windmills for private use in Maine, USA were a loosing proposition even when you sold the excess to the power company. And yes, that meant throwing money away every day. A factor in that was the high interest rate the banks were paying in those days. Today it would be a better deal. I think you did a great job on your system. Any other videos of it?
Mainer1945 1 year ago
Please can you tell me, how deep is the concreted anchor hole for the footplate of the tower and how wide? How tall is your tower?
Thanks! Great video
Wyndeful 1 year ago
just for those who are unaware the inverter feeds power on the same freq back to the power company the way it works is like a biggy bank IF you make more than you use it goes back to the power company and yes they pay you for it BUT at the straight rate.... they add taxes fuel charges etc etc thier KWH may be for ex 0.12 cents from them to you and 0.07 cents from you to them.
xzur69 1 year ago
looks nice but how much did it all cost?
DanFrederiksen 1 year ago
tecnicly your suposed to put a auto swich unit wit a batery that cuts off the power utility wen your not using it
croquis24 2 years ago
So the electric company pays you for delivering them power then? I wish Id live in windy area. No humidity and free electricity, my dream!
donwinkey 2 years ago
@donwinkey,
That's what I'm curious to know... If your electrical usage is less than you produce, do you get paid or do you only get a credit towards future usage?
angryadrien 2 years ago
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donwinkey 2 years ago
May aswell be everyones dream :)
DeadBodyOutline 2 years ago
cool
SWINGREGORY 2 years ago
Very nice! The cost right now is still too high though. However, I think a lot of factors have to be considered. If you are planning on staying in that place for a long time it would be worth it.
But there is also something else. If all hell breaks lose in this country, or there is an EMP or something crazy, you will be one of the few that actually still have power, depending on how your system is wired. You could become the new electric co for your area...lol
TheLibertyFactor 2 years ago 11
totally!
DeadBodyOutline 2 years ago
Skydive, a 10 kw wind turbine in decent wind will produce about 18-20,000kwh per year.
10kw * 24hrs. * 365 days = 87600kwh
87600 * 24%(efficiency rating) = 21,024kwh a year
The average home uses about 750kwh per month
brodds36 2 years ago
@brodds36:
I haven't done any math for the different sized units, but I agree with your reply to skydive9000...even if an appliance consumes 5kw, it's the big picture. The turbine is up there 24/7 and hopefully it spins most of the time so it is almost always feeding power back into the grid.
The 3kw for 5 minutes that it takes to power the kettle can be re-supplied back into the grid over a short period of time.
angryadrien 2 years ago
The output on the display at 1:46 shows a power output of 1139W if we say its 1200W and there are two inverters the output of this turbine is about 2400W. My electric kettle requires 3kW during operation therefore this wind turbine couldnt power my kettle never mind my house!
It looks like a very wind day there and I dont think the turbine is designed to increase its RPM to generate more power.
Comments please ???
skydive9000 2 years ago
skydive. at 1:46 to 2:01 the Wind speed is between 3 m/s to 4.1m/s. Do you know what that means? The wind is only 10 to 15 Kilometers per hour. Thats a breeze!! The RPM goes faster with more wind. This thing is designed to reach full power at 12 m/s thats 43 kiloneters. if you think that this turbine can't power your home than i suggest you come by and check it out your self. if i can't prove to you that it does then i'll pay for your travel. Also....
mingosuzuki 2 years ago
Also the power that the turbine produces has to be stored in batteries or grid. so when you need the power its there, and when you don't need the power it will be stored. your kettle doesnt run 24hrs does it?
mingosuzuki 2 years ago
Thanks for the reply, thats fine I just thought it was going close to full speed as it seems to be rotating fast for a large turbine. About the kettle, no it doesnt run 24hrs but for the time its running it needs a full 3kw for the 2minutes or so & the figures didnt add up but thats okay. You know the facts about the turbine I dont Thanks.
skydive9000 2 years ago
@skydive9000 I have a 1.1kw model that boils a liter of water in 45 seconds, yours must be really inefficient, i suggest upgrading.
easymac79 2 years ago
it might cost more than $10,000 i hope
thegreatkoua 2 years ago
What did the system cost?
speed4207 2 years ago
dude you're getting stiffed by the power company, that is not a bi-directional meter by the looks of it, it may be spinning backwards BUT the numbers arent rolling back, love the tower
karlajensen100 2 years ago
thanks for your comment regarding the tower. They actually have a 110 foot hydraulic tower now. The METER, the meter in the video is the old one. And yes the numbers did turn back, very slowly, but yes it did turn back. I do have the new "Net Meter" installed now and it has two counters. One is a usage meter and then it flashes to the push back meter.
mingosuzuki 2 years ago
it would be great to aford one of those I have to do it the cheap way and build my own but the inverters woiuld be nice to have
mccunecp 2 years ago
it would be nice to afford this and you can. If you can buy a nice new car and make payments on it then you can certanly buy one of these. Just to let you know I don't drive a new car. I think buying a brand new car is a bad investment. Instead i buy a turbine... better investment.
mingosuzuki 2 years ago
I dont drive new cars nither they are all used lol or handme downs Im right now saving money up to build my own wind turbines ect and solar panel system but that inverter you had would be great also how much do those run and at least suplment some of my power to at least drop the cost of my bills and then use that to keep adding untile im off the grid I hate money hungry power and gas companys.
mccunecp 2 years ago
From what I hear, Theres good news coming out about a new product from Redriven!!!
mingosuzuki 2 years ago
this is the step we all have to make. getting a better source of generating energy. maglev vawt is the best.
krzfly 2 years ago
That's awesome.
Heat808 2 years ago
Not much of a tower. I bet you'd see an great performance increase with a taller tower.
Landing0nwater 2 years ago
I've installed these in the so cal area and they have had alot of problems, esp the 20Kw.
Broadcastbuddy2 2 years ago
very cool man !!!! respect
ZioFlash74 2 years ago
Very nice.
imikewillrockyou 2 years ago
There are a few companies that produce highly efficient wind turbines. I've done a lot of research and, yes, you can get a small turbine like this to turn back your meter so I believe what he's saying in this video.
CANNUCK72 2 years ago
$22,169.59 according to their homepage...
Mitsugejl 2 years ago
BOOOOOO!!!!!
DominickBlack 2 years ago
Cost????
111hcr32111 2 years ago
mi numes is mihai of rumania and the litle cloks wiht numbers, is not moving back mi friend look the start movie and the finish : sorry for the language :
mariusvfp 2 years ago
this movie is not an hour long. The "clock" no move too fast like u tink....
mingosuzuki 2 years ago
Really what does a this system cost?
Canadianhonkindiesel 2 years ago
yes I'm curious to know this too
leploep 2 years ago
This is great! That turbine looks great too! Well done!
nformby 2 years ago
is this a cina model?
dryan003 2 years ago
Not sure about cina... But this turbine is from Redriven A canadian company that is taking off reall fast. They are based in Cornwall, Ontario. Near Toronto. But they service all over the world!!!!
mingosuzuki 2 years ago
How much does a system like this cost?
camhaines 2 years ago
Nice setup. I live on a 1/2 acre lot (100w x 200d) and would love to put one of these up, but I'm sure I would get pushback from my neighbors. Any data on it's performance? I've been reading some place that say that wind turbines are a scam and they never live up to the manufactures specs, but I think that applies to the little 1k and under units. What's your average wind speed and kWh output so far? Thanks.
Gazerbeam72 2 years ago
1/2 acre lot? Mine is not much bigger than that. Its 3/4. Scam? Def not. These things do creat power!!!! there's no dought. THey don't creat full power all the time. So when you are considering a turbine make sure you get a good size for the amount of wind. The bigger you go the more power it creats during low winds. My wind speed here is rated at an average 5 to 7 meters per second
mingosuzuki 2 years ago
Man I want this too :s Why do we have such a stupid government in Belgium. It takes months to have a permission and then there are no dealers for the normal man. You need to be a company in order to have it installed. Damn I think I'll move to Canada as soon as I'm graduated :o
r3inhout 2 years ago
all in good time... the normal man will get his microgeneration. the future depends on it
rustknight1 2 years ago
i wonder what the electrical company will say about it, refund you money since you are making the meter going backwards.
lukzter 2 years ago
thats exactly what they can do. feed-in tarriffs. we buy it at say 13pence/kwh they pay say 9pence/kwh with feed-in tarrifs
rustknight1 2 years ago
good investment... somehow a less worry on electric bill if i operate my air conditioner 24-7
glianx 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Wow, you bought an expensive wind turbine...woopee
matt32539 2 years ago
thats right woooooppeeeee.... free power. Not worried about the "expensive" part. Do some research and then it doesnt become "expensive wind turbine" it will be more like " smart purchase and good deal"
mingosuzuki 2 years ago
10 Kilowatt windmill means 10 Kilowatts per hour?
Supposedly my house used 2410 KWH last month (30 days) which meant I used 3.34 KW per hour over those 720 hours. I don't know what my peak usage was.
Jdlifsey 2 years ago
Yes, it means 10 kilowatts per hour.
maddiedog81 2 years ago
So if I pay nearly $.09 per kilowatt per month or $216/month in electricity to the electric company, what does this wind turbine cost? How many months or years would it take to pay me back?
Jdlifsey 2 years ago
ITS SILLY.....
Its silly to compare the current cost of a wind turbine to the future cost of electricity. Who's electrical bill has remand flat over the past 5 years. I myself have see a 15% annual increase in the cost per kilo watt hour...figure that into your calculation ans the solar or wind turbine your looking at gets a lot cheaper a lot faster.
djpickle68 2 years ago
"homepower" the website
djpickle68 2 years ago
15% per year?!?!
You've seen your $/kwh double in the last 4.9 years?!?
15% per year doubles every 4.9 years. You think the $/kwh is going to double AGAIN in the NEXT five years?!?!
Jdlifsey 2 years ago
no. 10 kw means you can power appliances with a total of 10 kw maximum, for example just to give you an idea, your tv is 3kw, your aircon 5 kw, your lighting is 2 kw, sum it all, its 10kw, then those appliances can be powered by this generator. 10 kw is capacity of the gen. in 1 months you can use max 10kwx720hrs= 7200kwhr, u have 2410kwhr you said, then this gen exceed what you need, really good generator is it? just hope that wind is always good enough:D
DECOFRANCE 2 years ago
Very interesting. How much of the power would you use in comparison to how much you generate? In other words how much do you sell back to the grid?
Sorry if you've already said this before...
10inchesofPAIN4u 2 years ago
Man that setup probably cost you more money than an average hydro user would use in their entire lifetime.
voidengineer 3 years ago
More money than average hydro usage ? Not at all. Total cost for a system like this is an average of $3500 maybe less if you do alot of the work and if you can find a good bargain for one. I use to spend an average of $400 to $500 a month on Hydro. Average person spends roughly $150 to $200 tops? So $35000 divide by $175 = 200 monts. 200 monts= 16 years.
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
Average person spends roughly $150 to $200 tops? So $35000 divide by $175 = 200 monts. 200 monts= 16 years. A system like this one would be able to Feed an "average" house and on top of that you can get paid for the access power produced with a special program.
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
You only payed 35,000 for everything? I'd have guessed that tower and turbine cost that alone.
voidengineer 3 years ago
You're ignoring federal and state incentives. Federal incentives knock 30% off the price and state incentives can be quite substantial. In California, where I live, wind systems can have upwards of 50% of their cost covered through rebates.
Also, if this guy's running a 10Kw system, he must have a massive power bill. Most home systems (windspire/helix) are 1kw-2.
SunSunSuperFun 2 years ago
A battery lasting for 50 years?? Maybe sitting on a shelf packed in a box. Come on Bud. The Batteries that you are talking about ( wet cells) last maximun 5 years. Charging, discharging, over charging, under charging.... ect, kills a battery. Now the Gel Pack batteries are alot better, and they might make it to 8 years. If there is a battery that last 50 years then yes "Best Of Both Words"!!! Lets get realistic bud. I know people that are set up on Off Grid..Lots of regrets
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
Nowadays, batteries, many other devices are built with planned obsolescence so they can keep a lot of monkeys employed, making and using and wasting and buying new ones. We know how to make batteries that easily last 50-60 years. A science education at a college or university with chemistry and physics might have been exposed to batteries that were purchased before your grandmother was born. Properly attended, these old heavy batteries will outlast your children. Ignorance can be remedied.
LesPorter1 3 years ago
is there a reason why they couldnt manufacture batteries that you could replace the parts to refresh them it would save in the long run some thing like open the lid and slid out the cells slide in new sells then refill something along those lines any way. naturally you would have to dispose recycle the sulphated used parts.
rufousme 2 years ago
K, i'm getting a 10Kw wind turbine, OFF GRID! On grid, ya i would get credit too which they hold for one year......seeing as i would never use those credits why would i want an on grid? Plus, with on-grid, if power went out from the hydro company i can't use the power coming from my wind turbine! Ha, so use off grid, way smarter.
trond18 3 years ago
Ok, Yes off grid is smart in the case of power outage. But batteries are a min of 6000 xtra!!! And it has to be replaced every +5 years. I can buy a generator for 2000 to 3000 and it would last me foe ever!!! And if you are on off grid. what happens if the turbine breaks down? You should allways be connected to the grid
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
Yes, of course stay connected on grid, i just mean keep the power coming from the turbine OFF Grid. It's called best of both worlds, and no buddy. the batteries last more like 50 years, what kind are u lookin at? Batteries just take distilled water, thats what needs replacing...water!
trond18 3 years ago
Is there any storage batteries ?
normellow 3 years ago
No. Excess power is pushed back into the grid
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
Why do you have two Invertors ? and how fast is the response for the yawing system ?
hamoudi357 3 years ago
each inverter can only handle 6kw. I have a 10 kw system. Tech i can produce 12kw!!!
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
i really like this thing. I'm making one myself but I'm sure it wont be near this big.
wondersax 3 years ago
So how much a set up like this will put you out initially?
disndat11 3 years ago
the power that I feed back into the grid is given back to me in credits. They hold the credits for one year
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
how much did this setup cost you? the excess power should be stored for yourself and now set back to the power company. they sell it to the public for top dollar, and you are producing it for them for free. think about it. they already fuck us as it is.
odmcarp 3 years ago
i forgot to ask you . what kind of tax rebate did you get on that?
briphillips29 3 years ago
No Tax rebate for me. There's no rebates here Yet!!! Where are you at? You should post a video of your turbine, I would like to see it. What size is it. You went from a $300.00 bill to $30.00??? Wow, that's awsome. Keep pumping it!!! Over here the hydro company likes it so far. I had to get it inspected because im feeding back to the grid... no battery for me. I love this thing.
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
they called me when my light bill went from 300.00 to 30.00 .they sent a feild guy to my house.when i showed them what i was doing they tried to say it was illegal to produce your own power.i laughed at them!then they asked me if they could inspect my stuff to make sure it wasnt feeding back into the grid .I fliped open the breaker box and showed him the flipped breaker and told them to get off my property!thats the kind of things they dont like to see .
briphillips29 3 years ago
im doing the same thing but its with inverters and batterys.the power company is harasing me now because of it. they sit in my driveway all day watching me to see what i do!
briphillips29 3 years ago
hold on a min! the electric company gets it from you for free ??????!!!!!!
the power company is suppose to pay you for the excess wattage that you dont use! you better check into it.they might be trying to f*** you over bad!!!!!
briphillips29 3 years ago
They give me credits. They don't payback for excess credits. You would need a special licence, for Canada Ontario anyways.
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
That's a good point. I would store the excess power in a huge capacitor or something. I wounldn't feed anything back to the power company. This guy paid for the quipement and installation, and the power company sells the exess back to the public for top dollar. Fuck them.
odmcarp 3 years ago
How much does it cost I have alt entergy business and want to try opne oput
solarwindAE 3 years ago
what kind of name is mingosuzuki haha. sick windwill dom
mariomagana18 3 years ago
ok, there has to be a poor man's version of this. Obviously you have money to play with, but how do you think it's going to pay for itself?? You'd have to start a marijuana grow! I just calculated that it would take my apartment 38 years to rack up $30k CAD worth of electricity bills at my current 8 cents US/kWh. My bill rarely goes over $50US a month. $15 of that is just a monthly fee from the PUD, the rest is my usage. If I lived in a free standing house it might be a little more, but still.
fetymann 3 years ago
Fetymann!!! You live in an Apartment!! All you need is maybe a 500W little turbine. To give you an Idea why i bought this unit I'm going to explain very briefly. My House is 3800 square feet of LIVING space. My electric bill is 400 to 500 a MONTH. Do the math, and then tell me how long wil it take to pay it off If it will produce 75% or better of the power that i need. P.S. I have no Gas. Over here Im paying .11cents or better per kilowatt with delivery charges.
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
So you're running off your own elec and turning the meter backwards with whatever excess you aren't using? Are they buying it from you? So when the wind isn't blowing you are back to using the utility, correct? Do you use any sort of storage for the power or can you only run off it when the wind is blowing? I'm still trying to get an understanding of the different types if setups. I've seen some where they charge up deep cycle batteries and then run their shop off a 2-4k watt inverter. thanks
fetymann 3 years ago
What did this set-up cost you? Who set it up for you?
1somerhi1 3 years ago
set up cost was in the 30's. ReDriven from Canada set it up with a full package. Very happy with it. They are actually people that put their time and money into developing a safe and amazing machine that actually works very well. Soon you will see their controller in every wind turbine company.
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
i love seeing this video clip. how can i email the owner about questions?
nejehyusuf 3 years ago
I'm the owner!!
mingosuzuki 3 years ago
This is totally legal!!!! the power that is going back into the grid is been used by the surrounding homes in this area. Therefore the electrical company is getting this energy from me for free and then SELLING IT to my neighbours!!!
mingosuzuki 3 years ago