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 ...

The evolution of offshore wind energy has brought new possibilities for harnessing stronger and more consistent sea winds. While traditional turbines have faced challenges, vertical-axis wind turbines ...

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 ...

Shrink one of those to about a quarter of its size, and you have one type of home wind turbine. Manufacturers have come up with a number of creative designs that fall into one of two categories: ...

New vertical axis wind turbines that could be a game-changer for distributed generation powering farms, factories and apartment blocks are being taken for a trial spin by a team in Australia. Flinders ...

a 6kW prototype will be installed on the Fleurieu Peninsula in the coming weeks for testing as part of a partnership to develop large-scale vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) prototypes.