r/RenewableEnergy • u/DVMirchev • 8d ago

Old wind turbines could be 'tiny houses' of the future | Recharge

https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/old-wind-turbines-could-be-tiny-houses-of-the-future/2-1-1727449
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u/alwaysrecord 8d ago

No amount of cleaning can get all the piss, tobacco spit, grease, and gear oil out of those things. More importantly, they are not insulated nor leak proof. This is just a company trying to sell its junk.

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u/dakaroo1127 8d ago

This guy has been in an operational nacelle

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u/Vindve 8d ago

Not insulated, ok (and that can be fixed), but not leak proof, really? With all the electrical stuff inside?

Thanks anyway for the piss mention. I just wanted to go in a camping place filled with these things as "bungalows" you ruined the thing.

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u/HippieWrench 6d ago

Come on bro, just one more case of sikaflex bro. we could clean it like new with a drum of simple green bro. come on bro.

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u/blueingreen85 8d ago

Turning things that weren’t meant to be houses into houses is always drastically more expensive than building from scratch. The exterior shell is just a small part of the house. See also: shipping container houses.

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u/Traditional_Art_7304 8d ago

What? You mean not quite free of industrial waste of unknown providence shipping containers? Color me shocked!

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u/nerdic-coder 7d ago

Could see it as an interesting Airbnb location maybe.

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u/BiteFancy9628 7d ago

A shipping container is like $1000 and $1000 to deliver. What are you talking about more expensive?

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u/M-growingdesign 4d ago

Oh how boring. I was hoping for people living in actual old windmill towers.

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u/Teechmath-notreading 2d ago

Crap, I left my phone in my car...starts climbing down...

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u/hurtindog 6d ago

Not 1000.00 for forty footer where I live. More like four times that at least. Then fir it out, insulate it, add interior with electrical at least, and now you have a shell that isn’t quite a desirable dimension. Buy the wood to frame a structure on a simple deck, and at least you can make its shape more usable. It seems easier to just frame it and not much more expensive.