From: Green Tech Gazette – June 23, 2008

An interesting article (with video) on a non-traditional form of Wind Energy:

Non-Turbine Wind Generator | Green Tech Gazette

According to that article, instead of generating electricity using a turbine based on the traditional two- or three-blade design, the non-turbine wind generator is based upon the flutter of long strands of kite material spanning a gap and connected to button magnets on the ends that produce electrical current. The design was conceived to provide an inexpensive solution to micro-wind energy, but has the option to be scaled up to meet larger power generation needs.

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http://www.theenvironmentsite.org/forum/wind-energy-forum/12612-non-turbine-wind-generator.html

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