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by gpm 280 days ago
There's some small wind generation (e.g. designed to go on top of buildings), though I don't think it's ever been a significant commercial success.
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I understand the problem to be energy RoI. The larger the size of a wind turbine’s blade, the more energy it produces compared to the cost of producing it. Small wind systems just can’t avail themselves of these economies of scale.