Rooftop Wind

As the cost of everything, from food to fuel rises, consider cutting down on your electricity by harnessing the power of the wind.

Wind turbines are often pictured as large, unwieldy, unsightly and noisy. But the Swift company has come up with a wind turbine that sits on the rooftop and is quiet.

Whether you are interested in installing a wind turbine on the rooftop of your private home place of business, Swift can help you decide if a wind turbine would be a good fit for your needs.

At the product’s website, www.swiftwindturbine.com, you can find more information about how wind can be channeled into usable energy, how wind turbines work, how the rooftop model differs from other models, how much they cost to install and how much energy they can generate (generally about 20% of a household’s energy use). They even offer advice about random fears, like birds getting caught in the blades (unlikely to happen).

To keep things quiet for neighborhoods, the Swift turbine uses a dual tail system to ensure that it constantly faces into the wind, reducing noise and vibration.

To find out whether or not the turbine is appropriate for your needs, you fill out an online form that then places your area in a wind class. In windy areas, the turbine pays for itself faster, whereas in areas with very little wind, it may not be as cost-effective.

The Swift wind turbine is one of the latest models of wind turbines that are popping up for smaller use.

To find out more about generating your own wind energy, EcoGeek has an article that explores and explains various models here

To find out more about the Swift model, click here.