Honeywell WT600 Review
The Honeywell WT600 Wind Turbine will go on general sale in the USA from October 2009, the unit will be for sale in Ace Hardware stores throughout the U.S & the turbine is specifically designed for individual homes, but will it fair better than the best models on the market today such as the skystream 3.7
The Honeywell wind turbine is a new concept and looks to be aimed at mass marketing with ease of purchase and installation, the unit is only 95lb in weight so it can be mounted on the roof, a poleor even the chimney if you have one.
Cost will be around $4500 to buy and around the $1500 mark on top to be fully fitted so some math will be needed to figure out how long it will take to break even and start saving on your fuel bills.
Up until now Turbines have converted the energy from the blades via a gearbox and shaft losing some of the power on the way but the Honeywell runs on small magnets fitted to the very tips of the fan and it is in the outer shell where the produced energy is captured
Honeywell WT600
As you can see the new design is far from what we are used to seeing and should be quieter and smoother running due to the magnets as opposed to mechanical action.The sound transmitted is rated at 35-45 decibels.
The Honeywell Wind Turbine can also operate at much reduced wind speeds, as low as 2 mph and up to 45 mph, anything above 45mph and the unit will turn sideways to avoid getting damaged.
The generator is said to be able to produce 2,000 Kilowatt- hours per year in a class 4 wind, which amounts to approx 17% of the output for the average U.S house, so time to read the meter and see if it is worth it,
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