Our article in The Fifth Estate uses some back-of-the-envelope calculations to estimate the contribution a building-mounted wind turbine installation could reasonably be expected to make against the energy demand of a typical office building.
Interest in building-mounted small wind generation has increased drastically in recent years, and many turbine manufacturers and property developers are eager to drive the industry further with a number of high-profile investments in the build environment. These are exciting projects, and Cyclopic Energy has an interest in seeing the successful growth of the small wind industry - including, where appropriate, building-mounted installations.
In the excitement, however, some optimistic claims have been made about the expected performance of building-mounted wind turbine installations. We believe that no one's long-term interests are served by making unrealistic estimates of the contribution of roof-top wind turbines.
