Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "Insane Rooftop Wind Turbine Halves Solar Panel Costs" video.

  1. I'm an aerospace engineer with an interest in energy systems at the moment. I have been trying to tell people that some of these types of alternative wind technologies like Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTS) will have applications in future and in particular on the tops of houses, apartment blocks and office towers where Horizontal Turbines (HAWTS) just don't work. Either they are to noisy (propeller noise) or their mountings are structurally incompatible with mounting on a rooftop. Yes without doubt big 3 bladed HAWTS have the efficiency when they are out in the open country side, perched on top of large posts with suitable footings, BUT you can't put them in your backyard or on your roof. I'm in Australia and we have 1000s and 1000s of homes with solar in places with good reliable wind, especially in coastal regions because they get incredibly reliable sea breezes. Plus Australia's sea breezes are driven by the sun but they are operate on the opposite side of the solar cycle. They start to blow in the afternoon and then blow consistently through to the next morning and drop when the sun starts heating things back up. So in certain locations the solar inverters (right now) are only pumping out power when the sun is up. If those systems are fitted with a small COMPATIBLE wind units those systems go from pumping out power during daylight hours to ALMOST being able to generate power 24/7. So I think these guys are being very smart. They aren't trying to solve to overall energy problem but instead they are trying to fill a gap that's there.
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