FloDesign-Ogin
Ogin was formerly known as FloDesign, a spinoff from the aerospace community surrounding the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Their twist on DAWT design was the use of mixer-ejector technology originally developed for jet engines. With eerie parallels to Vortec, FloDesign used all the same superlatives to describe their take on an old concept–with the same result.
Power Performance Test on the Ogin 2.2 Ducted Wind Turbine Prototype
By
Paul Gipe
I’ve received a portion of Intertek’s 2016 power performance test of Ogin’s Model 2.2 150-kW ducted wind turbine “over the transom” as we say. The much hyped and controversial device delivered its rated power in the test.
The Devil Wears a Halo: Ducted Turbine Rises from the Grave
By
Paul Gipe
Flamboyant ducted wind turbine venture Ogin died a costly death in 2017, taking with it hundreds of millions in investments. The debacle tarnished the reputations of Technology Review, Arpa (DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency), Vice President Al Gore, and venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins all of whom had helped hype the “revolutionary” design.
Derelict FloDesign-Ogin Ducted Device Still Standing in Antelope Valley
By
Paul Gipe
Yep, it’s still there. Derelict and long abandoned, the FloDesign-Ogin prototype ducted wind turbine is still standing in the Antelope Valley between I-5 and Lancaster and north of Hwy 138.
Video footage of FloDesign-Ogin Antelope Valley Prototype DAWT
By
Paul Gipe
While poking around on the Internet to see if anything new had popped up on some of my favorite ducted turbine projects I came across some videos of FloDesign-Ogin that I hadn’t seen before.
What went wrong with that weird wind turbine on Deer Island?
By
Scott Kirsner
Ogin raised more than $150 million in funding — even attracting the attention of former Vice President Al Gore, now a senior partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, one of the company’s earliest backers. Late last month, the company entered receivership, and its assets are up for sale.
FloDesign’s State Subsidy Up in Smoke
By
Paul Gipe
Among all those who lost money in the FloDesign-Ogin fiasco is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Compared to others the state lost a relatively modest amount of $3 million.
