Marine wind turbines also sometimes known as wind chargers or wind generators are a perfect way to keep your boats batteries well charged.

Yacht wind generator review. This in turn will reduce your boats running. Windmax HY400 500 W Residential Wind Generator Kit. It is designed to provide power via a battery or bank of batteries to 12-volt or 24-volt systems.

On paper a decent-sized unit is capable of generating the entire needs of a 45-50ft yacht. After a few hours you may have enough charge to start the engine. The generator is easily serviced via an opening panel in the saloon.

If your engine is disabled or you have an outboard without charging ability and your batteries run down at least you have power to run a radio or other instruments. Aerogen LVM 412 12Volt 72Watt Wind Turbine Aerogen 12Volt Up To 228Watt Wind Generator The Aero4Gen LVM 412 is the ideal wind. The best alternative may be a blended system with both a wind generator and a solar panel.

Aerogen 12Volt 48Watt Wind Generator The Aero2Gen LVM 212 is the ideal small wind generator. The updated 5-blade model works well in low-wind areas. 1 - 7 kW portable generator from Pramac a world-leading small generator manufacturer.

You cant get around the velocity squared law of the energy contained in moving air. For any wind generator the wind speed has to be at least in the 10 knot range to develop any significant power. A wind generator or a solar panel can also be a safety backup.

A 10000 Btu unit is going to draw around 8 to 10 amps depending on your location and whether you are heating or cooling. A low wattage and voltage rating means its only suited for powering low-capacity devices. Despite having a slightly lower output alternator than some in field tests this device gave a very respectable performance in wind up to 15 knots and provided serious amps in higher winds up to 28 knots.