Home Wind Generators,Build Your Own Wind Generator

Home wind power kits are more popular than ever today. People are beginning to realize that the wind is an incredible source of cheap, clean, and renewable energy. A recent study revealed that as many as 15 million homes in this county could benefit from wind power. Imagine the tremendous amount of money that could be saved if these households relied more on home wind power to create their electricity!

Luckily, residential wind power generators are something the average household can actually afford. This is because of the recent boom in do-it-yourself home energy kits that are available online. Everything you need to know to create your own electricity can be downloaded instantly. You can start building your own generator just minutes after purchasing one of these kits on the internet.

It’s actually much easier than you might think. Any handy person can do it. The plans aren’t complicated and home wind power generators don’t need much upkeep if you build them right. It’s actually a fun and rewarding project for the whole family!

The tools and parts are all available at your local hardware store, or Home Depot. How much will it all cost? One kit promises that you can put together a fully functional wind turbine for as little as $100. You can make that back in no time on your electric bills.

You’ll also learn how to create solar panels. These will cost you around $200. Most experts on renewable energy recommend using both solar and wind generators together. If everything’s working properly, the power these two generators can create could make you energy independent. You could live "off the grid," which means you don’t pay for electricity.

Many people don’t realize that if you use renewable energy in your home you can qualify for state and federal tax credits. So not only will you save money on your utility bills, but you’ll actually be paid to create your own electricity. And having the capacity to use renewable energy increases the value of your home. Sounds like a good move financially.

The best part is, the electricity you create with home wind power kits is totally clean. There’s no pollution. And it’s limitless. Compare this to fossil fuels, which are not only finite, but they contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.

Renewable energy technology is the wave of the future. But you can start riding that wave right now by creating your own electricity with home wind power kits. Your wallet will thank you, your house will thank you, and Mother Nature will thank you.

By: Jim Henderson

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Solar Energy Is Up – But Wind Power Also Surging

In a recent survey of the alternative energy industry shows Solar has experienced the most rapid economic growth over the past 12 months – but Wind Power is also surging and has the most momentum going forward.

The survey – which focused on industry trends and opportunities – was completed August 4, 2008, and a total of 196 respondents working in alternative energy sectors participated.

Solar Is Up

The solar sector (51%; up 2-pts) has come on strong over the past 12 months according to industry respondents – echoing the findings of our December 2007 survey. However, so has Wind Power (49%; up 14-pts).

Going forward, Solar (56%; down 2-pts) is expected to achieve the most rapid growth for the next 12-24 months, but Wind (41%; up 13-pts) is also showing striking strength going forward.

In addition, the rapid rise of gasoline prices this year has led to significant gains in the Hybrid/Electric Vehicles sector.

Conversely, Biomass has fallen in terms of industry sentiment – due in large part to the impact of rising raw materials costs. One-third (33%) of industry respondents pointed to Biomass as the sector most negatively affected by the high cost of raw materials – with more than half (51%) specifically pointing to ethanol production.

As respondent CO206739 writes, "Corn Ethanol producers have cut back their expansion plans because of the high cost of steel for construction, and the high cost of corn for feedstock. The companies that built facilities years ago have the advantage on capital costs, but they are suffering from high feedstock costs and the uncertainties of market conditions."

Customer Demand for Alternative Energy

The survey also focused on customer demand for alternative energy products, and Hybrid/Electric Vehicles (Net Score = ) are clearly seen as having the biggest demand increase in the next year with Solar ( ) and Wind ( ) products also garnering big jumps in customer interest.

But the most telling findings were when we asked industry respondents to rate the demand for their own company’s alternative energy products and services.

Here’s what we found:

# Upswing in Sales. Business is booming, according to our Alternative Industry respondents – of which an extraordinary 45% see their company’s sales increasing over the next 90 days. In comparison, just 4% see their company’s sales decreasing.

# Capital Budgets Adjusting Higher. In another big positive, 38% project their overall capital budgets will increase over the next 90 days, more than triple the percentage who say it will decrease (11%).

# Inflation Spurring Demand. Better than half (56%) say inflationary pressures in the rest of the economy are causing increased demand for their alternative energy products and services. The vast majority (77%) of these respondents cite the rising price of traditional energy sources as the main reason for the demand growth. As FID04725 writes, "Inflation is putting more pressure on energy prices than it is on the raw material costs for alternative energy technologies. Thus, alternative energy is becoming more affordable relative to conventional energy."

Leading Companies

We also asked industry respondents to tell us which alternative energy companies they believe are at the forefront of their respective market sectors. Here’s what they told us:

Solar Sector: First Solar (FSLR), SunPower (SPWR) Wind Sector: General Electric (GE), Vestas Hybrid/Electric Sector: Tesla Motors, Energy Conversion Devices (ENER)

The takeaway from this Alternative Industry survey is that Solar continues to burn up the charts and the momentum behind Wind Power is now blowing stronger than ever.

Investors take note — in the midst of a severe worsening of the U.S. economy the Alternative Energy sector continues to ride high.

By: Paul Carton

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