Macedon Ranges Telegraph, Page: 5
Tuesday, 18 April 2006
HUME Council is set to embark on a 12-month trial of a micro-wind turbine at Sunbury. The trial, the first of its kind with such a device, will have the turbine set up in an open space and monitored with a computer. It's believed the mini wind turbine could revolutionise household energy. The trial model is a metre wide and can produce up to six kilowatts a day.
The council will measure energy production and fluctuation. Inventor Arthur O'Connor's turbine was reported in the Telegraph in November. Mr O'Connor said his device had the potential to halve residential electricity bills. Mayor Adem Atmaca said the trial was aimed at determining the visual impact and noise levels of the 'micro' turbine on a domestic environment.
"If successful, it would give Victorian householders the opportunity to produce up to half their average daily electricity requirements from greenhouse-friendly renewable energy -for approximately half the cost of installing a solar power system of similar capacity." Cr Atmaca said.
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