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Are Micro Wind Turbines a Danger to Birds?
Do Wind Turbines Kill Birds?
Here at Missouri Wind and Solar, we are often asked if wind turbines pose a threat to birds. We have quite a few wind turbines up at our store in Seymour, MO. There are several mounted on the rooftop as well as on a tower behind our facility and we have observed zero bird deaths in the decade since we've been in operation. In that time, we haven't had any customer reports of bird strikes, either.
Mega-watt wind turbines have had some incidences of bird fatal
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Feb 14th 2019
Preston's AIMS Split Phase Inverter Review
Emergency Backup Power Supply During a Power OutageIn Preston's AIMS Split Phase Inverter Review YouTube video, he gives a demonstration of using an AIMS 6000 watt 220 volt split phase inverter to plug into a home breaker box as an emergency backup power supply from a 24 golf cart battery bank during a power outage. An 8/3 cord at 125 ft long was used for the connection from the inverter's sub-panel breaker box and the home breaker box. Watch the video below:
Preston has a great
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Nov 18th 2018
Heber Soto's Wind Turbine and HVA in Puerto Rico
Wind Turbine for Puerto RicoThank you to Heber Soto for making this great video of his wind turbine in Puerto Rico. Many of you know that Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria in 2017, leaving them without any grid power. Months later, utilities are still unreliable and can go out without notice.A note from Heber:"Jeff, Brian from Missouri Wind and Solar thanks a lot. Here are my 11 blade PMA, 10/100 watts panel 12v system that we install after Maria Hurricane through Puerto Rico."
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Mar 18th 2018
Harrel Remmer's Solar Powered Ice Cream Truck
Our Henderson, Nevada customer, Harrel Remmer invested time and money to create the first solar powered ice cream truck in Nevada.Four polycrystalline solar panels line the roof of the truck and feed down through the charge controller, keeping his two freezers at a chilly -23 degrees Fahrenheit. If you'd like to check out Harrel's facebook page, U Scream Ice Cream, click here.
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Jun 9th 2017
Zakarume's Mobile Home Solar Panel Installation
YouTuber Zakarume has uploaded several YouTube videos of his solar set up he installed at his mobile home along with the electronics he used and how he wired the components together. His house is just 100 miles from our store location in Seymour, MO, so he was able to stop in and work with our sales and technical staff to help him design his system. His rooftop installation of four 12 volt 240 watt solar panels makes a total of 960 watts. The panels are wired in series to achieve a 24 vol
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Oct 10th 2016