This vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) uses five 3” PVC pipes cut in half for blades rotating on three kids bicycle wheels to spin an Ametek 38 volt motor or a wind blue alternator. The whole ...
Designers estimate that thousands of wind turbines worldwide will be decommissioned in the coming years, offering a “gold ...
Fran Scott explores how PhD student Jon Sumanik-Leary from the University of Sheffield is developing a DIY wind turbine for ... and draw your blade design. Trace the design onto card and cut ...
Wind turbines are a great source of renewable energy, and a great DIY project ... bladed design. The diameter of the rotor is 1.2 m, meaning that braking and regulating the turbine is required ...
Approximately 85 to 95 per cent of a wind turbine’s mass is recyclable ... with fashion brand El Ganso to design sneakers with soles made of recycled blade material, and it integrated that ...
Bad luck strikes again. The same wind turbine blade that scattered debris across local beaches last summer was apparently struck by lightning last week. Vineyard Wind’s visual inspection showed ...