I’m wanting to put up a node on a pole, but my yard is absolutely chocked full of trees, and so solar is just not possible here. Has anyone tried to see if they could power a mesh node with the wind? I’m thinking perhaps the wind could charge a 5V battery, which would then keep the mesh node running.

Edit: From what I can tell, they do make ones capable of charging USB devices, but only if you are on like a bicycle or in a moving vehicle. And they’re just made of plastic, so they wouldn’t be durable for outdoor use for prolonged amounts of time.

Actual legitimate wind turbines cost like $100 and would generate something like a kilowatt worth of power, which is way too much.

Edit 2: I’m definitely not the kind of person to be designing this because I don’t have the skills or the patience or the capabilities to do so. But it might be something interesting for somebody else to pick up.