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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I saw some that had spiral turbines used on the side of the highway somewhere years ago. That type of design would be a lot less space constraining. I doubt my HOA would be cool with me installing an enormous fan in my front yard. There might be some alternative designs that would be acceptable though. I'm going to look into it. We're completely off the grid except for electricity & internet, so becoming self-sufficient with our electricity needs would be awesome!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Much less reliable for a number of reasons. There are a lot of weird mechanical stresses I'm not smart enough to understand.