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.
Ogin Installs Ducted Turbines in the San Gorgonio Pass
By
Paul Gipe
Ogin, the Massachusetts-based ducted turbine company, has installed six of seven turbines in the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, California.
FloDesign-Ogin Diffuser Augmented Turbine (DAWT) in the Wild
By
Paul Gipe
What the photos clearly show is that the prototype has abandoned the lobed mixer-ejector feature that was the hallmark of the design—and the justification for the hype that this turbine would be the second coming that we’ve all waited for.
Business Day: Super DAWT investment winded by critics
By
Matt Nippert
A wind energy firms’ claims it will revolutionise wind power have been questioned by critics following a US$55 million investment in it by the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.
FloDesign-Ogin Some Brief Comments
By
Paul Gipe
The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, Wind Energy for the Rest of Us. It is provided here …
Fantasy Wind Turbines: If It’s Too Good To Be True . . . or How to Spot Scams, Frauds, and Flakes
By
Paul Gipe
The most important tip to keep in mind is that from Robert Gasch. If there is a new wind turbine, no one should pay the slightest attention to it until they “build it, measure it, and publish” the results. Until then, it’s just hot air–and nothing more.
