Why you haven’t seen these wind turbines around (yet)

While we’ve grown accustomed to seeing solar panels on rooftops, what about wind turbines? Are they destined to be overshadowed by their bigger counterparts? What challenges are hindering the implementation of small-scale wind turbines and what are possible solutions for more wind power for the people? #planeta #smallwindpower #verticalwindpower Credits: Reporter: Monika Sax Video Editor: Neven Hillebrands Supervising Editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Michael Trobridge We’re destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn’t need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we’ll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Author would like to thank the following people for research support and background information: Patrick Jüttemann, Alina Wilke, Bergische Universität Wuppertal Michael Bergey, World Wind Energy Association, Small Wind Section Dipl. Ing. Andreas Horvath, Patrick Richter, Dr. Galih Bangga, University of Stuttgart Dr. Adel Ayad Younis, The Australian University (AU) Roman Rudnik, German Wind Energy Association Read more: Outlook for the industry: - Global Small Wind Turbine Market (2023 - 2028) - Mordor Current status and grand challenges for small wind turbine technology: Chapters: 00:00 Does small stand a chance? 1:24 Pros and cons of small wind turbines 2:06 Horizontal vs. vertical 3:06 Advantages of vertical wind turbines 4:31 Challenges of the small-scale 6:25 Where and how could small wind power make it?