Mon, 2008-06-02 06:53 — Cy
Interesting article on a new vertical axis turbine
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9956965-54.html?tag=nefd.top
Link to the company
Interesting article on a new vertical axis turbine
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9956965-54.html?tag=nefd.top
Link to the company
Comments
vertical wind
Vertical wind is the future. They have less moving parts because they take wind from any (horizontal) direction, and they LOVE turbulence, which has a number of benifits that alone make them better than traditional style turbines.
wikipedia entry with a large number of vertical manufacturers
http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Vertical_Axis_Wind_Turbines
Brief popsci article on building your own vertical (not enough to actually build your own, but perhaps a push telling you that you can)
http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2007-07/going-wind