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what will be the payback if you build one , is it worth it? i am more interested in the engenereeng aspect of this experiment

For a wind generator schematic, there is one offered by The National Renewable Energy Laboratory at:

http://ocsenergy.anl.gov/includes/dsp_photozoom.cfm?imgname=largeturbine_full.gif&caption=Wind%20Turbine%20Schematic%20Diagram&callingpage=%2Findex.cfm&callingttl=Offshore%20Wind%20Energy&source=Credit%3A%20National%20Renewable%20Energy%20Laboratory
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There is also plenty of debate & discussion on the differences & dis/advantages of vertical axis windmills versus regular wind turbines – maybe check out http://verticalaxiswindmills.com (the introduction to one such article is below):

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What and how are renewable energy used for? Uses such as green cars, lighting and heating. Pleease help me by explaining in detail how and why it works.

Energy is simply energy – it is no colour. The green and alternative relate to how they are produced. So usually they will end up either as motive power for a vehicle or in the national grid along with all the non-green electricity made from coal. So what is it used for? The same as any other energy is used for.

I have to build a HOMEMADE windmill for an English project and I have no idea how to approach this project. Any ideas?

Easiest way is to use a car alternator.

There has been a lot of input stating that is is next to impossible to use a VA loan on a foreclosed properties. I am looking at bidding on a cabin at a great price and I have two main concerns.

First, the home may not qualify "as is" for a standard VA Loan for "Existing Construction" but couldn’t it qualify under the VA Loan’s "Proposed or Under Construction" category as an eligible property? That way any required repairs would be identified and the cost rolled into the loan?

The second concern is that the home is not hooked into standard electric utilities. It currently has a generator and a battery bank and I would install a residential windmill. The property has been surveyed as being in a commercial grade wind zone.

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I’m planning a 6 month trip to South America and need help finding places to stay. I’d like to find places that use renewable energy in cool ways, or even just have interesting things that they do to save energy.

go to BookMe. You can compare prices on all the major travel sites from one location. It’s the only way you can guarantee the best deals for the best hotels for your money online.

Have you contacted a Maine licensed electrician? There are pages and pages of information to be sent in to the public utilities commission before you can get a license, and an energy rebate for a home windmill. If you just want a decorative one, call some large garden centers.

I recently bought a house that has a solar system installed. It’s one that feeds power into the grid.

Am I able to create REC’s? I stumbled accross some info online today, and so far it seems a confusing mess to me, It did seem to indicate that renewable energy from solar systems allows you to create REC’s which can then be sold.

Yes it’s possible, check this
www.recs.org