small wind
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design issues,
modern house plans
I am fascinated by small scale wind power generation. The whole idea that you could have a bank of small generators along the ridge of your home, or integrated into a balcony or stair rail, just fascinates me. At some point our entire structures must participate in making power this way. There was a great piece in the TreeHugger blog today about tiny wind generators: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/hong_kong_inven.php
Here's a company doing something like this with slightly more sophisticated (and slick looking) equipment....I think they're still in development, but they have several installations up and running.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.avinc.com/Energy_Lab_Details.asp?Prodid=52
Great link Mike, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe installation featured in the photo on that page is at the Camden, NJ Aquarium - a few miles from my office!