What will get us out of our economic slump?
There is a strong correlation between new technologies, productivity and economic growth. I want to encourage the members of this community to brainstorm and post technological advances that may help get us out of this recession. There are lots of news items such as advances with stem cells, nanotechnology, alternative energy, DNA analysis, ect... Here is my post for the day, cheap new alternative energy technologies can decrease the costs of all kinds of goods and services and clean our world. As these advance and research continues despite our current economic problems, we can begin to see the future ways we will prosper again.
Very Efficient Vertical Wind Turbine Once Thought Impossible to Build
http://www.greenoptimistic.com/2009/01/28/very-efficient-vertical-wind-turbine-once-thought-impossible-to-build/
By Cristi on January 28th, 2009
As wind industry claimed that vertical turbines are ineffective, inventor Adam Fuller developed a project to prove this theory wrong.
He designed a windmill consisting of 8 turbines, each having 4 structural steel wind scoops. The vertical turbine has 32 scoops in total and the wind can blow from any direction making the blades spin. By now the prototype is working flawlessly and even the slightest breeze of wind can make its blades spin. The turbine has a 12 feet diameter and is 36 feet tall.
As nobody made a large scale vertical turbine before , Fuller thinks his will be the one: “I’ve been able to demonstrate that for every 10 feet of baffle, there’s a 300 percent increase of output with the rotor. So my thought is that a 40 foot baffle will increase output by 1200 percent. If the 40 foot baffle system is successful, that means that 1 turbine and baffle system (about $200,000), would have the same amount of power as 12 turbines without baffles (about $150,000 ), so there’s financial efficiency. That’s a big change” .
Fuller wants to build a 120 foot model which he estimates could produce 30,000 to 75,000 kWh each month, enough to power up with energy 30 to 70 homes.
Very Efficient Vertical Wind Turbine Once Thought Impossible to Build
http://www.greenoptimistic.com/2009/01/28/very-efficient-vertical-wind-turbine-once-thought-impossible-to-build/
By Cristi on January 28th, 2009
As wind industry claimed that vertical turbines are ineffective, inventor Adam Fuller developed a project to prove this theory wrong.
He designed a windmill consisting of 8 turbines, each having 4 structural steel wind scoops. The vertical turbine has 32 scoops in total and the wind can blow from any direction making the blades spin. By now the prototype is working flawlessly and even the slightest breeze of wind can make its blades spin. The turbine has a 12 feet diameter and is 36 feet tall.
As nobody made a large scale vertical turbine before , Fuller thinks his will be the one: “I’ve been able to demonstrate that for every 10 feet of baffle, there’s a 300 percent increase of output with the rotor. So my thought is that a 40 foot baffle will increase output by 1200 percent. If the 40 foot baffle system is successful, that means that 1 turbine and baffle system (about $200,000), would have the same amount of power as 12 turbines without baffles (about $150,000 ), so there’s financial efficiency. That’s a big change” .
Fuller wants to build a 120 foot model which he estimates could produce 30,000 to 75,000 kWh each month, enough to power up with energy 30 to 70 homes.