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posted by mrpg on Thursday September 06 2018, @05:45AM   Printer-friendly

BBC:

[...] The O-Wind turbine is a 25cm spherical device which sits on a fixed axis. The geometric structure of its vents means that it spins when wind hits it from any direction.

This wind energy turns the device which triggers a generator, which, in turn, converts the wind energy into electricity.

The next stage of its development will focus on finding ways to build it so it will be cheap enough for anyone to buy.

[...] "Using low-cost and sustainable materials like recycled plastic we hope to produce the O-Wind Turbine at a low cost, allowing it to be sold at a price accessible to everyone."

ROI has been a killer for urban wind solutions.


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by anubi on Thursday September 06 2018, @07:22AM

    by anubi (2828) on Thursday September 06 2018, @07:22AM (#731199) Journal

    Yeh... a ten inch "wind turbine", looks to me to be very similar to the kind of thing we've used for years to vent hot air from attics... except they put a little generator in it.

    You know, there seems no end to the stuff I see marketing types come up with.

    A bunch of those took over a company I used to work for.... hopeless once these guys got in control, and investors seem determined to listen to presentation skills, not laws of physics. They were really good at presentation skills... but it was kinda obvious they stayed out of the physics class.

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