Shown here is a bladeless wind turbine that generates electricity from the vibrations the wind sets off in it. The company says it has plans to create a 140 meter turbine with a power capacity of 1 megawatt. Let’s do …
Tag: Power = π/2 * radius² * wind velocity³ * air density * efficiency
Testing Claims in Wind Power
The text here translates into English as “Little wind energy generator can make a house energy independent.” But doesn’t that seem like a stretch, just looking at it? If you were to put something the size of a small ceiling …
Wind Turbine Claims Arouse Suspicion
A reader submitted this photo, and notes, “Here’s a 1 MW unit we built in the Republic of Georgia.” I’m suspicious, and here’s why. It’s impossible to measure the height and diameter with real accuracy, because there’s nothing recognizable at …
