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 ...

The resulting wind turbine rotates around a central axis with curved blade designs to optimize kinetic energy capture from ...

Drawbacks include complaints from locals that wind turbines are ugly and noisy. The slowly rotating blades can also kill birds and bats, but not nearly as many as cars, power lines, and high-rise ...

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Norwegian company World Wide Wind (WWW) has signed a technical cooperation agreement with the Metal Industries Research & ...

Wind turbines are incredible pieces of technology ... For example, low but consistent wind speeds demand a larger blade that will rotate at a lower speed whereas areas with higher average wind ...