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I agree large scale wind and solar projects are failing due to corruption and a forcing of outcomes that our level of knowledge in those fields is not mature enough to support. We might get there in time but pie in the sky enviro weenies
insisting that we meet very unrealistic performance deadlines for pollution and “carbon control” ect, risk strangling promising new tech in its crib!

Smaller scale wind and solar works well, expecially for standalone stations and off grid living surprisingly well as long as certain expectations are managed. Froget about dishwashers and washing machines...but one might utilize smaller refrigeration boxes for small amounts of periishables and medicines. Solar and reasonable sized battery banks might handle the lighting in many houses given the enormouse efficiencies of led lighting. Charging of phones and other hand held devices could be charged by solar. Small shoe boxed sized wind turbines could be used in automotive uses in hybrids cars to augnebt power for the batteries and they are already used in off grid applications where breezes abound. Batteries and Storage are the big chokepoint where the science isn’t totally there yet. If the politicians keep pushing...it will never get there!

My decentralized solar provided 83% of the power we needed in 2023 in our all electric home, including charging the EV. Most of the power we pulled from the grid was during the winter months. This is in north central Alabama.

It’s not the dishwasher and fridge that are the weak points. The 3 main improvements I had to make to the house are: AC/heat (now have a variable speed heat pump), water heater (now have a hybrid water heater with custom duct work to optimize the air going to and from the water heater), and how we charge the EV (charge it to 80% if we have free solar power, 60% will do if power has to be pulled from grid). Those are the three main energy hog battles in the home I have to win to achieve almost energy self-reliance to insulate my retirement finances from the Dims’ stupid warmageddon energy policies.

Small shoe boxed sized wind turbines could be used in automotive uses in hybrids cars to augnebt power for the batteries [...]

Seriously?!

Where would they be mounted? On the car's roof? Would it function like a perpetual motion machine?

Is this your idea? Or has any automobile manufacturer seriously proposed the use of shoe-box sized wind turbines to power electric (hybrid) vehicles?

Regards,