IN THE NEAR FUTURE THE FIRST GENERATION OF MASS ADOPTED WIND TURBINES WILL REACH THE EMD OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE

END OF LIFE DISPOSAL COSTS WERE IGNORED TO MAKE THE THINGS MORE ATTRACTIVE, SO IT WILL BE A NEW EXPENSE TO COMPANIES OPERATING THEM
THEYLL WEIGH DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING COSTS AGAINST THEIR RUNNING COSTS AND DECLARE BANKRUPTCY
IT WILL BE A BIG MEDIA SCANDAL, THERE WILL BE GOVERNMENT BAILOUTS THERE WILL BE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS BY RESIDENTS OF AREAS DOTTED WITH MASTS, LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES WILL BE SADDLED WITH TAKING CARE OF THEM, A LOT OF THEM WILL JUST BE LEFT FALLOW, COLLAPSING ONTO THE GROUND

OVER TIME SCRAPPERS AND CRACKHEADS WILL CUT UP AND SELL THE METAL PIECEMEAL, BUT THE GIANT CONCRETE TURD OF A FOUNDATION WILL BE LEFT IN PLACE FOR CENTURIES TO COME
I AM OZYMANDIAS, KING OF KINGS, LOOK UPON MY GREEN ENERGY YE MIGHTY AND DESPAIR

SMALLER ROOF AND TREE MOUNTED WIND TURBINES WILL CONTINUE TO BE BUILT FROM SCRAP AND CHINESE PARTS KITS FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHARGING THEY SAILFOAM AND FLASHLIGHT IN AN INCREASINGLY OFFGRID WALMART FAVELA
@nugger Quallity nugger nugget.

I really like the little windmills I've got. If I had a good enough battery for my windmills, they would probably be all I actually needed. Definitely a better experience overall than installing solar was.
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@SpaceElf can you recommend smallish ones or are they purpose built? @nugger

@bonifartius @nugger I'm using ones fabricated by a friend. He's not currently selling. I could ask about his STLs but it's basically a metal fabricated set of vanes with a washing machine motor.

@SpaceElf thanks! guess i'll go the diy route then.

there is a dutch company which builds vertical rotators ("tulip" or something) but they are pretty expensive.
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@bonifartius @SpaceElf ILL KEEP THE TAB WITH THIS POST OPEN AND ILL SEND LINKS WITH DIY WIND TURBINE MATERIALS AFTER WORK
@bonifartius @SpaceElf OGEY
YOUR STANDARD USABLE WINDMILL SIZE IS 1KW
PUTTING IT ON THE ROOF MEANS THAT WHEN THE WIND FUCKS IT UP, ITS GONNA GO RIGHT THROUGH THE ROOF

THE CLASSIC CHOICE FOR STANDALONE MAST TURBINE IS THE OPENSOURCELOWTECH DESIGN
HERES THE UPDATED VIDEO AND BLUEPRINTS SHOULD BE IN DESCRIPTION
youtu.be/t9TrUPoevXI
@bonifartius @SpaceElf WITH A STEP UP CAPACITOR CIRCUIT YOU CAN TRICKLECHARGE YOUR PHONE (AND THEREFORE ALL SMALL ELECTRONICS) WITH ALL SORTS OF TEENY TINY TOY GENERATORS THAT PUT OUT TRACE MILLIVOLTS
AND ROBERT MURRAY SMITH HAS TONS AND TONS OF THESE TOY AIR TURBINE PROJECTS ON HIS CHANNEL, MADE OUT OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
m.youtube.com/watch?v=AwC8YRaIJlQ
@bonifartius @SpaceElf THIS MIGHT BE A BETTER STARTING POINT THAN RAISING A CABLE TETHERED MAST IN YOUR BACKYARD

@nugger thanks for the quality links! i'm indeed not sure if i'll raise a mast, but those turbines look nice :) maybe i can fix one to the garden shed to charge some stuff there and for lighting.
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