Alternative Home Energy

What alternative energy sources would you recommend for Third world countries to acquire instead of nuclear technology?

It depends on region and climate of country. For example, geothermal energy – in regions with high volcanic activity. Solar energy – for countries with enough amount of sunny days. Energy of sea waves, wind, tides etc. For example, technical potential of solar energy in Russia (2.3 mlrd t of relative fuel per year) is approximately in 2 times higher than present consumption of fuel.

is there any websites that tell you how to build a mini windturbine that can generate energy? Like it has to have blades and it has to generate electricity. I have copper wires and magnets, but how do you actually build a wind turbine powered by [obviously] wind to actually MAKE the energy? o_O please help! x.x

Since you're dealing with a variable energy source (wind), you're best bet is to build a DC generator…

Is this a science progect?

A DC Generator is the same machine as a DC motor… So if you're building something for your home, then just use a DC motor and a simple belt an pulley to reduce the rotational resistance (or load) on the blades, so a slower wind can be used…

For a Science project…
Buid three loops of wire and seperate them 60° on the rotor of the wind mill. Place a magnet on either side. north to south
Set up "brushes" (chunks of graphite like pencil lead) on either side so that as the rotor spins with the wind, the same side is going to the same terminal + or – no matter which side of the coil it is.

Have fun with it…

I would like to find a company willing to take me on as an apprentice in designing home/business alternative energy systems. I have some designs in my head and I enjoy desinging efficient systems. My skills are mostly electrical troubleshooting, but I work with mechanical systems as well at my current job.
I can design from home and transmitt across the internet any desired drawings. I have a garage I could build prototypes in(and a wind tunnel at work with solar loading I could sneak into during the off hours)
I would like to keep my current job, at least for now. I expect a reputable company or some cash up front to show me you are serious. I know and use excel and have evidence I can use solid works successfully and excel spread sheets for design tables. I even looked up wind statistics for my area and learned what a rose chart was. Deanrwhite@comcast.net(put the word "banana" in the subject.

http://www.scoraigwind.com/

Good starting place