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New Rooftop Wind Turbine Tested: The Helyx

By On April 30, 2007 · 39 Comments

Recently, I wrote about the low-profile Aerotecture wind turbines, which are designed to be installed on the rooftops of city buildings. Now I’ve heard of another rooftop wind turbine under development. It’s called the Helyx Wind Generator, and it’s composed of two twisted wings of fiberglass that rotate around a vertical axis. The [...]

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WindSpire: An Attractive Wind Turbine For The Home

By On April 23, 2007 · 15 Comments

A Nevadan company, Mariah Power, has launched a unique wind turbine for the home, called the WindSpire. The turbine is rated at 1 kilowatt, and it has a thin design — it’s only two feet wide, but 20 feet tall (see a photo here). The color is also [...]

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Video: View From A Wind Turbine

By On April 20, 2007 · 2 Comments

In the town of Swaffham (love that name), England, they have one the few wind turbines in the world that features an observation tower. It’s open to the public, so Newconsumer.TV went inside to climb the turbine, and take a look.

Last week, the EU committed Europe to producing 20 per [...]

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Loopwing Wind Turbine At Japanese Tradeshow

By On April 19, 2007 · 8 Comments

I first saw the Loopwing wind turbine last year. Lately, the company has been showing it off in trade show across Japan. There’s still no solid data on this turbine, but the design is certain intriguing — I’m keeping my eye on this one. Here’s what the Loopwing website says about [...]

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Wind Turbine Art: Portable, Wind-Powered Lights

By On April 9, 2007 · 3 Comments

Young Dutch designers demakersvan have created a wind-powered outdoor light inspired by windmills. Called Light Wind, the freestanding design is topped by a 2m-diameter propeller. The blades are made out of sail fabric, so there’s no possibility someone will have their head taken off by one of these. Here’s how the [...]

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LED Wind Turbine Toy

By On April 4, 2007 · 2 Comments

The world’s smallest wind turbine. That’s what The Blow Light claims to be. You blow on the rotor to light up the blue and green LEDs. It’s more fun and educational than a comparable battery power toy.

It’s available from Nigel’s Eco Store for £9.99.

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Delaware May Become Home To The Largest Wind Park In The U.S.

By On March 31, 2007 · 1 Comment

Delaware may become home to the largest wind power plant in the United States. A wind energy developer, Bluewater Wind, hopes to build a 600-megawatt wind park in the waters just off Delaware’s coast. The wind park would power 130,000 homes for over 20 years, at price cheaper than coal or [...]

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