A wind turbine for home: The Energy Ball
Although there have always been doubts about the true efficiency of small-scale wind turbines, especially for urban areas that has not stopped the developers of these turbines stop working. A good example is the spherical wind turbine silent.
Designed by Swedish company Home Energy, the Energy Ball differs from the majority of wind turbines for its spherical design. Designers say that using this design, which has a higher efficiency then the dynamics compared to traditional designs, and best of all they say is completely silent.
There are two models available. One of 0.5 kw, the v100, with a diameter of 110 cm, and 2.5-kw model, the V200, with a diameter of 198 cm. The company claims that the V200 can provide up to 50% of the electricity needs of a normal house, while the v100 has to be seen as an extra turbine to other different sources of energy. Both turbines can begin producing energy from wind of 3 m / s, and withstand winds of up to 40 m / s.
price v100 wind turbine is about $ 4600, while the v200 for $ 8.100. It says these turbines can be mounted on the ceiling in about six hours between two people.
Source: Green Blog A