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 ...
Although there are several vertical axis wind turbines listed on greenterrafirma’s page, the one built with 55 gallon drums was especially interesting to us. Although the spouse approval ...
Flinders University will trial a next-generation vertical wind turbine south of Adelaide in a research collaboration with local start-up VAWT-X Energy.
Wind turbines typically have to stop operating in winds of around 90 kph. At these speeds, blades rotate at an extremely fast pace and can easily snap. However, his vertical-axis Magnus model can ...