Eco Factor: Homemade vertical axis wind turbine capable of generating 100 watts at 35 km/h wind.
Instructables user Faroun has shown that you don’t need to be rich to keep your carbon footprint to a minimum. It just needs your determination to do something great for the environment. Faroun has posted a great DIY on how to make a vertical axis wind turbine with PVC pipes and some recycled stuff, that might be probably lying around in your garage.
The V8-4” turbine makes use of 8 full-length PVC pipes, a couple of sewer pipe aisles, an axle from an old bike, an old tricycle wheel, a DC motor, some electricity wire and screws. Faroun says that this turbine is capable of generating around 100 watts of electricity at 35km/h wind. Click here to check out the DIY.
The Dark Side:
We all know that wind turbines need some kind of a brake mechanism to prevent them from rotating uncontrollably. With no such setup being installed, we fear that the turbine won’t be able to withstand high wind speeds. But since the turbine is only a $200 venture, we don’t think there is anything wrong in starting your green life with this.
