Comments on: Biggest Installation of Silent Urban-Styled Wind Turbines

By: prkvie

prkvie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:54:04 +0000

I think this post is very deceptive. There is a battle going on in texas right now in the courts from people complaining about wind turbines being really noisy and an eye sore since in Texas they have a buttload of wind turbines all over farms. Check out this video if you don’t believe me:

http://www.americasheartland.org/episodes/episode_404/harvesting_the_wind.htm

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By: Turbina VAWT

Turbina VAWT — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:13:13 +0000

I like this technology http://www.turbina.ba

By: Lexmex

Lexmex — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:46:18 +0000

Why didnt we do this earlier. This could do wonders for everyone. If we have this and 99problems urban farming it would make an even bigger impact. Bebo.com/99ProblemsDotOrg

By: Fivestar

Fivestar — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:47:22 +0000

How much do they cost?
They might not be as powerfull as the HAWTS (due to the natural limits to the size) but I was thinking about buying or maybe even building my own to put up in my garden and around the local community to create a enviromental awareness whilst adding to the cultural art. It goes perfect with Danish views of Simple and Beautiful, but Effective!

Any guides or tips as to how I could build a prototype?

By: DMcD

DMcD — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:50:47 +0000

I’m intrigued (as a designer and builder) by the possibilities of VAWTs (particularly the Maglev’s) and (in all this) I see the beginnings of a trend (hopefully) toward merging the ‘artistic’ talents of VAWT designers and kinetic artists. HAWT’s have led the way but among their drawbacks, is an inherent reliance on ‘utilitarian’ functions (they’re somewhat ugly and along w/ noise, have stirred ire among their critics). I’ve seen a few applications where plain-looking VAWT’s have been installed on rooftops , hiden or otherwise obscured by screens, parapets or natural building features.
I think the VAWT designers would be well-advised to take this to the next level (before the sceptics get going) and balance function with aesthetics. It doesn’t seem like it would take a whole lot to make these a visual ‘attribute’ (or at least an interesting artistic curiousity) to communities.
Think “kinetic art” &/or emphasizing concealability while maximizing function and all the pieces will fall into place.

By: Caroline Keddy

Caroline Keddy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:49:09 +0000

Renewable energy is critical to a sustainable future. Valcent is growing algae vertically and is always interested in reading about other alternative energy sources for our use and adpation globally.

Caroline Keddy
http://blog.valcent.net

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By: home wind systems

home wind systems — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:28:00 +0000

Vertical wind turbines are nothing new. That’s great (visual design) but unfortunately the turbines will not output as much as a normal three bladed horizontal axis turbine. It’s a fact that these designs have been toyed with since the first vertical axis turbine patent in the 1930’s. What would be new is if one actually performed well enough to beat a real turbine in pound for pound performance, they can’t, that’s why you don’t see big utility windfarms using them. If you really serious about home wind power, check out the well proven systems like WindEnergy7.com sells. Those are real turbine systems built to perform and last. Vertical wind turbine…, it’s a fad.

By: shinichi.okazaki

shinichi.okazaki — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:45:11 +0000

That’s what I call innovation! I like that installed outside my garden. Hope it’ can power-up my house. Even better if it’s typhoon-proof. Typically a space-saving idea. The blades are savvy-looking, and pretty much decorative too. The fact about it is the operator of the wind turbine doesn’t need to look for the wind direction. Cool. ^_^.v..