• moody@lemmings.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

    • bloopernova@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      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.