Domestic wind turbines?

oap

Hello, for the past two years we have been mulling over having a wind turbine in the garden to generate our own electricity. Today on Working Lunch, BBC, they were talking about this, the government give from what we remember twelve million a year for this, and have reduced some of the larger grants to make room for smaller ones, we think they said up to two thousand five hundred pounds for domestic ones.

Has anybody on here done this yet, from what we assume, your turbine charges batteries which in turn give you electricity. We live by the sea so get plenty of wind!!

We were wondering where you start, ie internet installation companies, planning permission?? etc., etc., so it would be helpful to find someone who has done the exercise or better still got a wind turbine.

Best wishes and thanks, , oap

oap

If anyone is interested in what was said on Working Lunch, you can find it at https://www.bbc.co.uk/workinglunch , then click on the relevant item. Cheers, oap

jennybb

Why don't you try posting on the green and ethical moneysaving board - the folks on there will probably have some info

Zagu

Big thread here.

oap

Hi, yes I spotted it, so put a post on there as this one, thanks very much, best wishes oap

oap

Thanks Zagu, I had missed this, had been looking around for a thread and could not find one, have read some just now and will continue tomorrow, many thanks, oap