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 ...

Doucet put 16 designs of vertical turbine blades through the motions to arrive at three final versions that made it to the wind tunnel testing. After rigorous testing at two facilities in the US ...

The development of the vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) solves several of ... which increases as the plates spin faster. The blades of the generator are made from blue foam with a metal bar ...

Introducing 'Windspire' ― Unbounded energy at home with this garden wind turbine. Windspire 1 kW Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, ...

Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 1 (January to June, 2011), pp. 15-23 (9 pages) Abstract: Wind energy is a very popular renewable energy resource. In order to increase the ...

Renewable energy pioneer ACCIONA has teamed up with professional surfer Josh Kerr and his brand, Draft Surf, to create the world’s first surfboards made from decommissioned wind turbine blades.