Micro Wind Turbine Vs Solar Panel

But the enormous power generating capacity of wind turbines doesn t make wind energy a clear winner.

Micro wind turbine vs solar panel.

Wind turbines vs solar panels. Comparing the top renewables. The negatives on solar panels are the effective charging time space required and problems with shadows on a sailboat. This is specifically a comparison of solar panels to small scale wind turbines for small businesses homes farms etc.

Wind turbine systems can run as high as 65 000 installed while the average cost nationally for a professionally installed solar panel system is about 8 to 9 per watt. This means that over the life of a wind turbine and solar system the actual cost per kwh with solar is less than half the lifetime cost per kwh of wind for small scale systems. On average solar. Written by michael boxwell.

Also this article will not address utility scale wind turbines 2 5 mw. Compared to solar panels wind turbines release less co2 to the atmosphere consume less energy and produce more energy overall. I am often asked which is better wind turbines or solar modules. For standard arrays with a grid tie inverter or micro inverters i e.

In the united states wind power is significantly more popular than solar. Those without battery backup there is very little. However a wind turbine has far higher ongoing maintenance costs than solar panels and typically only has a 5 year warranty. That means a 2 kilowatt kw grid tied system with no battery back up can run to 16 000 and a similar 5 kw system could cost upwards of 40 000.

Which is 16 000 compared to the 10 000 average cost of 4 kw generating solar panels. In fact one wind turbine can generate the same amount of electricity per kwh as about 48 704 solar panels. Most solar panel manufacturers will not warranty solar panels installed on boats or rv s. Over the course of 14 months the solar panels produced about five times as much electricity as the wind turbine.

The cost of installing wind turbines is quite high compared to that of solar panels. A 10 kw turbine can cost 40 000 or more without shipping and cost of installation.