Rooftop and Urban Wind
This category is primarily about how not to or where not to install wind turbines–of any size. There are legitimate urban wind installations. These are typically commercial-scale turbines sited to best advantage within urban agglomerations. However, there is an unfortunate proliferation of “rooftop urban wind” projects that are nothing more than architectural greenwashing.
Wind Cube Squarely Over the Top (Now Re-Branded as Wind Sphere)
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Paul Gipe
Is this another example of Federal capital subsidies driving exceptionally overpriced “wind turbines”?
Urban Wind Another Example–Union City Indiana
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Paul Gipe
I’ve written before about what is real “urban wind” and in that article I’ve sited several examples. There are so …
Photos of (Real) Urban Wind Turbines Posted
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Paul Gipe
While many misconstrue “urban” wind turbines as those mounted atop or integrated into buildings, true urban wind turbines are commercial-scale turbines placed in or near cities, towns, and villages. . .
Photos of Building Integrated and Rooftop Wind Turbines
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Paul Gipe
Of the wind turbines shown here, only the turbines atop 12W in Portland, Oregon were probably in service. I doubt that the Windspire turbines on the side of the San Francisco Public Utility Commission building were operating, though they were “spinning”. . .
Honeywell Windtronics WT6500: October 2012 Report from the Field–Not Operating
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The following is an email from retired civil engineer Lynn Shafer on his experience with the Honeywell Windtronics turbine. Shafer lives in Sedalia, Missouri. If the company posts a response, I’ll add it here. See the earlier Honeywell Windtronics WT6500 Report from the Field Normally I don’t get involved in commercial disputes such as this. However, Lynn had contacted me because I had written an article critical of their claims and because I am a proponent of wind energy.–Paul Gipe
Reno Nevada Proves–Again–that “Small Urban Wind” Produces Poor Results
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Paul Gipe
Reno, Nevada is vying for the world record for “Worst Turbine Install in History” through sheer scale, expense, and hubris. . .
