The first thing to mention is that as we all know, renewable energy is not a myth and solar panels/wind turbines have been providing alternative energy sources for many years.
The big question is, can a simple guide found online allow you to build your own...that actually produces enough energy and works consistently?
Well, firstly you should know that after reading this guide I can tell you that a more hands on, technically minded person is going to be able to benefit more quickly and effectively than someone who has no experience in DIY at all.
Sure, there are diagrams and the guide reads well...but there could be more diagrams for some parts and there certainly could be more videos to show some aspects of putting the parts together after you've made them.
It's tempting to opt for the premade solar panels and wind turbine blades, but if you're able to go the full DIY route then you'll benefit the most from the additional cost savings.
Ultimately with these points in mind, the important fact for you to know is that YES, the systems do work and are fully capable of producing enough energy for any home...
...and if you take the time to search for parts that are cheap enough, it is very possible to get all of the equipment for under $200 as stated on the website.
We found that it was much easier to create the solar panel based systems and even though we struggled to keep the cells together at first, we managed to apply a little more care and elbow grease to the linking and we found that the panels ended up sticking together like glue...it's just a case of practice if you're totally new to this sort of thing.
The wind turbine systems were easy enough to assemble, but we found that the blades for the turbine were tricky to fixate to the main system.
With all said and done, the generators were producing energy within hours of assembly and the batteries recommended work like a charm for channelling the power to the loads in our house...the white goods and TVs use up a lot of the energy stored but there's been no drop outs or problems as yet.
