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The article focuses special attention on the twin-rotor, vertical-axis wind turbines on the roof that help supply the home with power.
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Manufactured entirely in the U.S. by Mariah Power, Windspire is a 30-foot tall, propeller-free, vertical-axis wind turbine designed for harnessing wind power in urban, suburban and rural locations.
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However, it needs an external source to initiate the spin, e.g. an electric motor or some other type of vertical-axis rotor.
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Due to the vertical-axis the Windspire uses, people in tighter/urban areas will find it fits into tight space.
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TMA says its vertical-axis design can still work even at wind speeds as high as 110kph, however.
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So vertical-axis designs should enable wind turbines to be scaled up more easily, resulting in cheaper electricity, even for VAWT designs of similar efficiency to conventional turbines.
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Due to the vertical-axis the Windspire uses, people in tighter/urban areas will find it fits into tight space.
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The cleverly named quietrevolution is an “an elegant vertical-axis wind turbine” designed “to work well in the urban environment, where wind speeds are lower and wind directions change frequently.”
Archive 2006-06-01 2006
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The cleverly named quietrevolution is an “an elegant vertical-axis wind turbine” designed “to work well in the urban environment, where wind speeds are lower and wind directions change frequently.”
Wind Turbines 2006
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TMA, a company based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, announced in November that its first vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) would soon be ready for commercial production.
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