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"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." C.S. Lewis
"When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind." C.S. Lewis
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Gardens in my mind never need water
Castles in the air never have a wet basement
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If you get lots of it, that's great. They are doing experimentation about using various spirals including Fibonacci spirals, and with leaving a gap at the hinge so that one side dumps the wind into the other side in a form of "double dipping" and are showing good improvement in output without a lot of expense and trouble.Pearl Sutton wrote:If I could have hydro, I'd be doing similar small scale stuff with it, so that would be ok, but I like how cheap I can do wind things. And the picture below shows how they can take advantage of things like windy corners or the space between building where the wind is always high.
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talking to anyone who will listen about permaculture in northcentral nevada.
Working toward a permaculture-strong retirement near sunny Sperling.
r ranson wrote:hydro 100% - but not because of the energy (that's nice, but I would probably diversify if possible).
Because if there is enough water to have a hydropower year 'round, there's enough water to take care of all the other farm needs. I could even irrigate!
Living somewhere that gets zero rainfall from the end of April through the middle of October, I've learned the value of water.
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USDA Hardiness Zone 9a
Subtropical/temperate, Average annual rainfall of 61.94", hot and humid!
Pearl Sutton wrote:I'm going to be an outlier here, wind. IF! I can do what I want.
My property has excellent constant wind, BUT I don't want a high tower turbine, due to the maintenance etc, I like savonius vertical axis wind turbines, easy to make out of scavenged stuff and can work on the ground. I have no running water, but hope to move ponded water with the wind turbines.
If I could have hydro, I'd be doing similar small scale stuff with it, so that would be ok, but I like how cheap I can do wind things. And the picture below shows how they can take advantage of things like windy corners or the space between building where the wind is always high.
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Rachael Cart wrote:\
I'd love to know about these, do you have more details please?
Gardens in my mind never need water
Castles in the air never have a wet basement
Well made buildings are fractal -- equally intelligent design at every level of detail.
Bright sparks remind others that they too can dance
What I am looking for is looking for me too!
Aspirations: She seeks wool and flax, considers a field and buys it, girds herself with strength, opens her mouth with wisdom, and does him good all the days of her life. (pieces of Proverbs 31, NKJV)
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Would you rather have the perfect property for a wind turbine or the perfect property for hydroelectric?
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