Wind turbine generator

[apetley]

Hi just wondering if anyone has experience of purchasing a wind turbine either within Thailand or by import.

The price of those suitable for home use has come alot recently and I am considering installing one.

[Crossy]

Are you sure you have enough consistent wind to make it worthwhile? Here in northern BKK (in open country) the wind is either far too strong and variable or non-existent.

Rangsit market have some turbines, I've never seen them actually rotating

[KawDang]

I've had some initial discussions with the Aussie manufacturers of the Ecowhisper

http://www.resau.com.au/main/page_ecowhisper.html

Basically I just like this product. Don't know what Thai customs would make of it but have time to research that.

I'm at early feasibility stage - going to do at least 12 months wind monitoring on our land in Kalasin before that goes into a cost/benefit comparison with PV.

Interested to hear how you progress in the meantime.

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[apetley]

Thanks for the quick replies.

It's just an idea right now as it seems we may have a buyer for our house so I am already thinking about our next build.

Thinking of fitting solar panels, a wind generator, with grid tie-in, and a solar water heater(which I plan to build myself).

Maybe consider a battery bank too but my 'sensible' head tells me that a small petrol/diesel generator is the way to go come the inevitable power cuts.