A British study has found that many micro, or home wind turbines, don’t deliver the energy wallop that their manufacturers’ claim.

Home turbines included in this particular study produced less than 5% of a home’s daily energy consumption, versus the 30% that many turbine manufacturers claim is possible. This study was funded by the British Wind Energy Association and the government which inspected turbines in four rural, 10 suburban and 12 urban sites for a year-long period.  The small sample size leaves the results open to question. The British Wind Energy Association still estimates that small and micro wind turbines possess the potential to produce 10% of Britain’s energy needs.  Wind turbine performance is directly related to site-specific: wind speeds, location and design.

source: physorg.com