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How to Build a DIY Savonius Wind Turbine

Arsenij Percov — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:23:06 +0000

Here’s a design of a Savonius vertical axis wind turbine developed by a group of people and posted on Instructables under the username lisa-torstenson. Their goal was to create a wind turbine that would be stable and resilient. Almost all of their materials were recycled or reused. Step 1: Gather Materials Since the goal was to […]

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New School of Fish-Like Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Boost Energy Production

Mila Luleva — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:09:43 +0000

Small vertical-axis wind turbines, organized in the same manner as schools of fish, are found to boost wind energy production, while occupying much less space. When placed in a close proximity, traditional wind turbines are known to interfere with each other. Although the designs have gone through major improvements over the years, the lower efficiency […]

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Scrap Materials Used to Build 500W Vertical Axis Wind Turbine System

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:59:16 +0000

Along history, some said making wind turbines, transporting them to the site, installing and performing regular maintenance emits lots of carbon dioxide and uses lots of raw materials. A team of students from Cape May Technical High School in New Jersey has proved the contrary.

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Efficient Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Concept by Sauer Energy

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:46:34 +0000

Vertical axis wind turbines have recently been revived by a few innovations made to them by scientists all over the world. Sauer Energy is one of them, and their turbine has a high efficiency because it's designed to maximize the drag, so the blades are moved more efficiently by the wind.

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Efficiently-Arranged Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Could Offer 2 Times The Power of Classic Ones

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:22:11 +0000

It looks like the CalTech guys are not the only ones involved in such inventions, as a company called "Wind Harvest International" says they can double the ourput of large horizontal axis wind farms by placing one-megawatt VAWTs between them, in a way that would boost their power output.

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Newly Found Vertical Wind Turbines Arrangement Reduces Space Needs 100 Fold

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:40:08 +0000

CalTech scientists have discovered that arranging vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) in a certain pattern will save the space by 100 times compared to classic arrangements, will output the same amount of energy and will be safer for migrating birds.

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Very Efficient Vertical Wind Turbine Once Thought Impossible to Build

Cristi — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:35:39 +0000

As wind industry claimed that vertical turbines are ineffective, inventor Adam Fuller developed a project to prove this theory wrong.

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DIY Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Design (VAWT) from PVC Pipes

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:15:40 +0000

In this consumerism ruled times, the world needs to know ways to do stuff. When electricity generation is predicted to become more expensive (it's like they predict an invasion of electric vehicles), people need to build their own power generating systems for their independence.

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Vertical Axis Wind Turbine DIY Guide

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:17:59 +0000

Today I found another DIY project for generating alternative energy, by using the wind. It is a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT), and it works by the same principle those huge wind turbines do, but they are much more easy and less expensive to build.

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