This vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) uses five 3” PVC pipes cut in half for blades rotating on three kids bicycle wheels to spin an Ametek 38 volt motor or a wind blue alternator. The whole ...

This historic discovery was thinking outside the box and might change the pursuit of harvesting wind power forever, making ...

The world's first offshore wind farm was installed in 1991 off the coast of Vindeby on the Danish island of Lolland. It included 11 turbines with a capacity of 450 kW each, and the project cost 10 ...

The development of the vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) solves several of these issues. In addition, the turbines are typically closer to the ground and the gearbox replacement is simpler and ...

101, pp. 12–56. Kirke, B.K. (2003) Evaluation of self-starting vertical axis wind turbines for stand alone applications. PhD Thesis, Griffith University, Australia. Milligan, M.R. & Artig, R. (1999) ...

Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 1 (January to June, 2011), pp. 15-23 (9 pages) Abstract: Wind energy is a very popular renewable energy resource. In order to increase the ...