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 ...

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For many environmental enthusiasts, horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) — the kind that look like windmills slowly spinning in the distance — are a pretty familiar sight. Unfortunately ...

The list of renewable energy options for homes is growing almost by the day, and one of the most popular solutions is a VAWT (vertical axis wind turbine). The main difference between these units and ...

While horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) dominate the modern wind energy landscape, vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have a rich historical origin. Their origins date back to the eighth ...

New wind turbine technology seems to come out almost every day and renewable energy is witnessing some pretty exciting innovations hitting the commercial sector. The latest is a design that’s inspired ...

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 ...