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Environment & Energy

kristopher

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11. This concept doesn't work in a practical sense.

Reply to left on green only (Reply #1)

Sat May 5, 2012, 04:23 PM

May 2012

You can only harvest the energy that is embodied in the wind. If you have a collection area that is small, you are going to get a small amount of energy per unit. The reason large bladed wind turbines are large bladed wind turbines to to raise them higher off the ground where the wind is stronger and to increase the volume of wind that passes through the collection area.

Small collection area wind concepts work in the sense that they produce electricity, but building any of them would have to be almost free to make it cost effective.

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WIND POWER WITHOUT THE BLADES: BIG PICS [View all] MindMover May 2012 OP

Who would have ever thought! left on green only May 2012 #1

This concept doesn't work in a practical sense. kristopher May 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author MindMover May 2012 #17

In the comments section! annabanana May 2012 #2

That's quite fabulous. They should build them sprouting from giant ears.nt valerief May 2012 #3

Looks cool Politicalboi May 2012 #4

This sounds very similar to VIVACE, which has been patented by U Michigan ... eppur_se_muova May 2012 #5

Here it is again with the date stamp. AtheistCrusader May 2012 #6

That is SOOOOO cool! nt Speck Tater May 2012 #7

While this is only theoretical at this point customerserviceguy May 2012 #8

Look real good and probably works just fine for a a country that's got 1000 people and money to burn demosincebirth May 2012 #9

Somebody needs to build the damn things. If it works they might sprout like daisies. jtuck004 May 2012 #10

It's been two years since the first press release containing those rendered photos. AtheistCrusader May 2012 #15

That design is rendering the ground beneath the farm as mostly useless. joshcryer May 2012 #12

That won't work. It doesn't burn any fossil fuels. Scuba May 2012 #13

Proposal here OKIsItJustMe May 2012 #14

I much prefer their suggestion to invert it and use it to harness ocean currents NickB79 May 2012 #16

And with those bases, they could have the most awesome skate park! nilram May 2012 #18