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Urban Wind Turbine Wins UK James Dyson Award

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

Phoenix666 writes:

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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 06 2018, @01:39PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 06 2018, @01:39PM (#731295)

    meh. TPB is lower on my list of places to check when I'm hunting for something. oldie but goodie. demonoid considered cryptocoin mining at one point too.

    and honestly, for the two minutes i'm going to be there, they can have the cpu cycles. i probably have an 8 core compile job going anyway, so good luck.