Wind power is one of the fastest growing forms of alternative energy in the world. More and more, wind power mills are seen in the countryside, in large wind farms and for the most part, away from city life. But a new form of wind power is now designed to work in an urban environment. VOA producer Zulima Palacio has the story. Mill Arcega narrates.Submited by:VOAvideo
#1 by HomeWindTurbines7 on April 27, 2010 - 11:22 am
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I think As the opening video shows, the large wind farms don’t use a vertical design because of the poor yield they usually get? How many watts can you get in a 6mph wind? 6 mph is the cut in speed of the most efficient home wind turbines.
#2 by kitfoxflyer on April 28, 2010 - 7:03 pm
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awesome , i did a video on windfarm near me
#3 by peadidtwo on May 1, 2010 - 7:01 pm
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that thing is junk and is to noisey!
#4 by goose2goose2 on May 3, 2010 - 5:01 pm
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I think and they do die all the time , flying into these turbines!!
this one is no exception!!
#5 by resa263 on May 6, 2010 - 1:37 am
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I think If proper studies were done ahead of time, bird death should be non-existent. They have built a wind farm along a bird migration route here in Sweden. There are 12 turbines that 1.5 million birds pass through each year. They found one bird death between 1999-2003. And they monitor it by sight and by radar at night.
#6 by happyheghog on May 6, 2010 - 9:42 pm
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that would suck if a bird flew into the blades
#7 by bnther36 on May 9, 2010 - 12:42 pm
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Interesting.
Does anyone know what wind speed is required for 1.2Kwh? Completed (installed) cost? How would this unit compare to the Whisper?
#8 by ttan2809 on May 12, 2010 - 9:38 pm
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It got to be as effective as it claim in generating power. It does looks promising.
#9 by fista10000 on May 14, 2010 - 1:38 pm
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it seems to be a very effective piece of technology. It is cost effective and will ultimately, decrease our dependency on fuel. Let’s do it!
Joshua Spencer
#10 by ybunnygurl on May 15, 2010 - 5:17 pm
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I think a investigation of wind turbines like this on a larger scale needs to happen, I have seen the one at the botanical garden in high winds its a little noisy and wobbly, But it does not give shadows like traditional wind turbines, so on a larger scale something of this nature could be a really good solution, and if its at the botanic garden it’s got the attention of the US government.
#11 by RandomConcepts on May 18, 2010 - 12:28 am
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This is the way it SHOULD be done, vs. desecrating and industrializing so many scenic landscapes.
#12 by cspan0004 on May 21, 2010 - 6:39 am
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it’s called wind
#13 by knightridernina on May 24, 2010 - 7:36 am
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does the wind stop blowing at night where you live?
#14 by WoodruffJamie on May 26, 2010 - 10:10 am
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Love to have a vertical wind turbine. Check out OIL SPILL ELIMINATOR on You Tube
#15 by Griffencph on May 27, 2010 - 5:46 pm
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I think Power can be stored as hot water or by charging batteries. I didn’t use the link to see the website, but it’s normal logic thinking based on ordinary media information
#16 by ewsflys on May 28, 2010 - 6:28 pm
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New type fridges and washers use a fraction of the old style. The challenge is energy storage unless you have a contract with your power company to sell when you have too much and get some of theirs when not. And, wind is available at night as well unless your wind systems are solely anabatic/catabatic. A 3 kw wind turbine combined with some solar voltaic and maybe some geo-thermal will make you totally independent of your current energy providers.
#17 by killerbug881 on June 1, 2010 - 1:13 am
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I think wind fan+ small generator=electricity
if you live in the windy area, it will produce the electricity 24 hours none stop , you pay no electricity bill and you can also sell the the extra electricity to electric company, it depend on how many wind turbine you have it. just like money maker machine in your back yard.
#18 by taraff1 on June 1, 2010 - 12:13 pm
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I think I built my own Wind Turbine for UNDER $100 that is currently powering my 1600 Square Foot Home using the plans at:
ambigrid-review.blogspot(DOT)com
#19 by dockwellian45 on June 2, 2010 - 11:29 am
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I’m all for wind power!
#20 by WindowsAndMacintosh on June 5, 2010 - 8:47 pm
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DarthTanner,
At night, get energy from the turbine? What the heck are you talking about?
#21 by Blueboykills on June 6, 2010 - 3:47 pm
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I think the turbine?
#22 by DarthTanner on June 9, 2010 - 3:33 am
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And where do you get electricity from at night?
#23 by s001boa on June 12, 2010 - 12:10 pm
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“Mutske161″
Hmmm let me guess…by simply adding more magnets and or coils or a bigger alternator = more power
#24 by greatrockwindpower on June 14, 2010 - 2:49 pm
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This wind generator could never make enough electricity to power the average home.
Look the test results up at NREL 100 kWhours in a year. The average home uses 100 times that amount not to mention the machine fell apart and the test couldn’t even be finished!
#25 by thetotalvidwatcher on June 17, 2010 - 1:59 pm
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Aww man, not good for suburban environment!? Count me out!