Can wind power be generated for small homes in small space ?
Yes. However, you need to do your research. The wind belt mentioned in this thread is foolishness for the same reason that vertical axis generators are foolishness. The energy is coming from the wind, and is proportional to the cube of the velocity. This means that something with a small surface area like a wind belt cannot extract much energy because the collection area is minuscule and the wind will rapid destroy the belt. It also means that you need the turbine high above the trees where the breeze is better. If you double the wind speed, you can get eight times more power. The most efficient design is the type of turbine with a simple airplane style propeller that faces the wind. Even these have a theoretical limit — the Betz limit — which limits the efficiency to 59%. All other designs are worse. So for village life, you need the following. A low tech, axial flux generator like the ones at www.otherpower.com. These have several important features. a) They can be maintained in ru
