Wind Turbines Head for Homes Again

Cutting-edge research helps revive European plans for many homes to have their own wind turbines as part of a clean energy revolution.

A new type of small wind turbine for home electricity generation, intended to match the popularity and potential of solar power, is being developed in Europe.
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Domestic wind turbines
The EC wants 20% of the bloc’s electricity to come from wind energy by 2020 and believes that, as well as large-scale commercial wind farms being built onshore and offshore in Europe, small domestic wind turbines can also play their part.

An EC-funded small wind energy project (SWIP) has succeeded in producing small turbines with more efficient blades and far lighter turbines.

The idea is that a household with a small turbine, solar power and a back-up battery installed would probably be able to provide all its own power most of the time, and help to stabilize national electricity grids by reducing peaks and troughs in demand.
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Wind turbines featuring the new blades and generators are being tested at three different sites that represent three different possible uses − on energy-efficient buildings, shorelines, and in industrial areas.

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