The main reason I’m skeptical is because it comes from:
A Dutch renewable energy start-up called The Archimedes
I don’t trust what startups say.
Although the Dutch do know their windmills so it’s a wash.
I’d love/hate to do a deep dive into Dutch tech bro and start-up culture cus I’m sure there’s some hilarious potential there.
For what it’s worth, awhile ago I found this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eFSRkGuDgE] of some start-up guru here in Germany, who by now has probably killed off over 90% of his braincells by sniffing his own farts. Another story I know of, was some obscure medical companion app for cancer studies/treatment, that was pitched to the firm where a relative of mine works at. They lacked key features and knowledge on the very subject but already managed to collect around 10 million Euros and already send out two marketing folks, who ofc. didn’t know much about cancer treatment &research. Just hilarious
Won’t there be issues with this idea of “on every house a turbine”?
From what I understand, the more wind turbines there are in an area, the less power they each generate because the wind currents are broken up by the other turbines
Or is that bollocks?
I wonder what the difference would be between the larger scale wind turbines shown in large turbine farms and this concept, as far as how it affects wind flow/speeds?
I would think that with roof lines and the shingles getting pretty hot from absorbed sunlight, that would create some different air flow patters. Maybe it would be enough to move a vertical turbine? 🤷
No.
The average household consumes ~1000 kWh per month, the best states are around 500 kWh/month:
https://www.electricchoice.com/blog/electricity-on-average-do-homes/
The company states that the Liam F1 turbine could generate 1,500 kWh of energy per year at wind speeds of 5m/s, enough to cover half of an average household’s energy use.
1500 kWh / 12000 kWh = 1/8 < 1/2
Map of average windspeeds in the United States. https://www.climate.gov/sites/default/files/WindspeedRsz.jpg
I think helical darrieus turbines look better.
