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Trouble finding property with great wind

Started by zblr90901, January 20, 2007, 10:34 AM NHFT

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zblr90901

January 20, 2007, 10:34 AM NHFT
Which areas in NH are best for producing electricity via wind turbines?

I tracked down a windspeed chart/map/thing, it seems that NH has extensive useful wind in the White Mountains region, but after a LOT of calls to realtors, I haven't been able to find a place that ISN'T part of the White Mountains National Park for me to build my home.

So, does anyone know offhand of a particularly nice, somewhat secluded area where I can buy some land to build a home and throw up a few windmills? I don't need to generate megawatts, but 5-10 Kilowatts would be beautiful.

Lloyd Danforth

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January 20, 2007, 11:15 AM NHFT
NH has the best place in the world for generating with wind, but, you can't build there

davek

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January 20, 2007, 12:36 PM NHFT
     Perhaps something near the State House?

KBCraig

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January 20, 2007, 01:29 PM NHFT
Quote from: Lloyd Danforth on January 20, 2007, 11:15 AM NHFT
NH has the best place in the world for generating with wind, but, you can't build there

Yup, it's a mite airish up there today. Blowing over 110 mph. Keeping tubines de-iced would be a bitch, though.

http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/conditions.php

Pat McCotter

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January 20, 2007, 02:22 PM NHFT
Most wind maps you look at are too large a scale (small?) in that they don't get down to the scale needed for smal generators. They are designed mainly for large-scale generators.

Most anyplace you go that has hills/mountains will have some wind coming through a valley or up/down the face of the hill. For small generators you are looking at 15-25mph (7-11m/s) winds.

Kat Kanning

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January 21, 2007, 08:36 AM NHFT
Quote from: davek on January 20, 2007, 12:36 PM NHFT
     Perhaps something near the State House?

LOL!

Keene's not the place to be.  It's rarely windy here.  Maybe an elevation chart of the state would help.

eques

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January 21, 2007, 11:07 AM NHFT
Quote from: Pat McCotter on January 20, 2007, 02:22 PM NHFT
Most wind maps you look at are too large a scale (small?) in that they don't get down to the scale needed for smal generators. They are designed mainly for large-scale generators.

Most anyplace you go that has hills/mountains will have some wind coming through a valley or up/down the face of the hill. For small generators you are looking at 15-25mph (7-11m/s) winds.

Right, they probably measure prevailing winds at a certain altitude, far above what would be appropriate for a personal generator.

As for ice, wouldn't it be possible to divert some of the electricity generated to heat coils, or would that be too inefficient?  I mean, I know I wouldn't really want to climb up a 20-ft (or higher) pole to chip ice off of a fan on a blustery winter day.  That, and you'd have to at least have a thermostat of some kind so that it wasn't switched on unnecessarily, and I wouldn't have any idea of how to do that.

MaineShark

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January 21, 2007, 04:48 PM NHFT
Quote from: eques on January 21, 2007, 11:07 AM NHFTThat, and you'd have to at least have a thermostat of some kind so that it wasn't switched on unnecessarily, and I wouldn't have any idea of how to do that.

You'd want a vibration sensor.  The biggest issue with the ice would be as it unbalanced the thing and risked damaging it.

Joe
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