SWIFT Rooftop wind turbine..... [RE-wrenches]

[John Veix]

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Hi Roy (and all)

Who said I was in favour of them....?

In fact I had asked Hugh a couple of years ago what he thought of them and 
it was similar to your reply.

What I was trying to do was get some evidence for a film crew that was 
arriving out to get my opinion of them.  And you look pretty silly talking 
on national tv saying you don't like the system just because you don't like 
it.  They tend to like facts & figures.

Joel gave me the ammunition I needed, so I quoted Paul Gipe.  Easy way out. 
The problem always is that they edit out all the truthful statements and 
leave 10 sec of what they wanted you to say in the first place.

Great stuff tv.

Thanks for the help Joel,                cheers,                John V

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Butler, Four Winds RE" <roy at four-winds-energy.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: SWIFT Rooftop wind turbine..... [RE-wrenches]



John,

Please don't take my reply the wrong way....no disrespect intended for
you.....only for the manufacturers that continue to perpetuate this
myth....and create the perception that this is not only possible but viable.

The more I learn, the less I know for certain....BUT....one thing I am
absolutely sure of is that mounting ANY wind turbine on a roof is a
REALLY bad idea....on so many levels that I will not list them here! But
if you like the sound of free energy coursing through your roof
framing.......

With that said, if you included a link, it did not come through in your
Wrenches posting.

But I have seen this P.O.S. before.....2000 kwh per month, ehh? I just
KNEW someone would be able to break those pesky rules of physics one of
these days! Imagine all that wind potential now available within the
turbulence zone found around your roof.

And finally....I love the "embedded" renewable energy line......that's
embedded in your roof or lawn by the way....

Just my (not) so humble opinion....


Roy Butler
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer®
NYSERDA eligible PV & wind installer
Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC
8902 Route 46
Arkport, NY 14807
607-324-9747
www.four-winds-energy.com



Joel Davidson wrote:

>
> Hello John,
>
> Perhaps wind wrenches have a different opinion about roof mounted wind 
> machines, but Paul Gipe says: "Mounting wind turbines--of any kind--on a 
> building is a very bad idea. I've yet to see an application where this has 
> worked or will likely work. In short, rooftop turbines will not do what 
> their promoters claim and often will cause their owners no end of grief." 
> See http://www.wind-works.org/articles/RoofTopMounting.html
>
> Best regards,
> Joel Davidson
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Veix" <john at gosolar.co.nz>
> To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 5:49 PM
> Subject: SWIFT Rooftop wind turbine..... [RE-wrenches]
>
>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Has anyone done an analysis of the above wind turbine and how effective 
>> it is (might be)
>>
>>                                        cheers,                    John 
>> Veix
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