Paul Hammant talking about stuff related to Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT), and lamenting the fact that nobody has brought the 2:1 sail-inspired design to production 110 years after the first patent was applied for.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
From 2011: one with six or so sails doing the 2:1 rotation and hoisting a weight to prove a workload.
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From 2007, video of something that could well have been operated for electricity for many years before that. An additional aspect (over the 2:1 ratio) is the adjustable sails. Wow!