A wind turbine for your home? It's possible!
It is increasingly common to encounter wind turbines in France nowadays. Often imposing, it is impossible to remain indifferent to these aerogenerators. But did you know that you can also install one at home? These are home wind turbines, more compact than their industrial big brothers, they can save you electricity and add value to your property. We will now discover together what types of home wind turbines exist, depending on the location of your house.
Wind turbines for all homes:
25 years ago, there were hardly more types, sizes, and shapes of wind turbines than the 10 fingers of a hand. Moreover, these old wind turbines required strict terrain conditions to be installed, greatly limiting their democratization.
Today, that time is over! There are dozens of different wind turbine models for individuals:
- extremely compact wind turbines for houses with little land
- silent wind turbines for houses with neighbors
- vertical wind turbines for house roofs
- design wind turbines for modern and aesthetic houses
In short, whatever your house and its location, there is a wind turbine for it. Of course, it must be acknowledged that not all these home wind turbines will have the same efficiency, but all will save you money on your electricity bills.
Wind turbine for country house:
Do you have a country house with open land? It's one of the most favorable scenarios for installing a personal wind turbine. Indeed, you then have the choice between the most profitable wind turbine models.
The most common models in this scenario are the excellent wind turbines from Comptoir Eolien: the 400w "HY400L" and the 600w "HY600L".
The ideal for a country house with open land is to opt for a horizontal axis wind turbine on a mast (12 meters high or more depending on your legislative permissions).
Wind turbine for urban house:
Is your house located in the city? Do you have close neighbors?
Then consider smaller wind turbines, vertical axis wind turbines! Often less productive in electricity than larger domestic horizontal axis wind turbines for open land, they will nevertheless allow you to save energy at a lower installation cost.
Consider, for example, the 24V 800W vertical wind turbine "WE800V" from Comptoir Eolien which, with its shape, will enhance wind energy exploitation, be quieter, and have a pleasant visual impact.
For example, the town hall of the 20th arrondissement of Paris has installed vertical wind turbines at the Maison de l'Air on an experimental basis.