In an email conversation with Connell, he stated that "a six-vane version with an efficient alternator should produce at least 135 watts of electricity in a 30 km/h wind, and 1.05 kilowatts at 60 km/h
Honestly I wouldn’t expect too much, one may be enough for light-use emergency power. 30 km/h wind is not something you see every day in most places, and 60 km/h sounds like the kind of day I would stay indoors.
If you live in a windy place, you could probably power your house lights with a couple of them, if you use LED lighting, but don’t expect to power an electric oven or heat your house with it unless you have a yard full of them.
Awesome. I’d definitely buy one from an enterprising recycler! (I’m disabled and assembling this is probably beyond me)
Alternatively build loads of these and hand them out during power outages. I wonder how many would be needed to power an energy efficient home?
Honestly I wouldn’t expect too much, one may be enough for light-use emergency power. 30 km/h wind is not something you see every day in most places, and 60 km/h sounds like the kind of day I would stay indoors.
If you live in a windy place, you could probably power your house lights with a couple of them, if you use LED lighting, but don’t expect to power an electric oven or heat your house with it unless you have a yard full of them.
Honestly, even lights would be good. I’ve been without power for up to 4 days several times, and lanterns/torches just don’t do enough.
Plus charging phones, keeping router+modem alive, and charging CPAP batteries would all be useful.
That’s an amazing idea RE power outages!