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.
Honeywell Windtronics Wind Tunnel Comments
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Paul Gipe
Because of my early postings (December 30, 2008) about the Honeywell Windtronics turbine, other observers have been sending me their comments on the product.
Honeywell Windtronics Update on Recommendation for 12 mph Sites
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Paul Gipe
After posting my article Honeywell Windtronics WT6500 Report from the Field, the president of the company contacted me to note that their web site clearly says that they recommend using the turbine only at sites with a 12 mph average annual wind speed.
Honeywell Windtronics WT6500: Report from the Field
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Paul Gipe
Retired civil engineer Lynn Shafer wants to do the right thing and leave the world a better place for future generations. In 2010 he installed 5 kW of solar PV on his house near Sedalia, Missouri. There’s not a lot of solar PV in Missouri, the “show me state” and when Shafer installed his system the local paper published a page one spread on the project.
Putting Wind Turbines on City Rooftops-Cleanfield Energy Gaining International Attention
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Paul Gipe
Press release claiming that Cleanfield was installing its VAWTs on rooftops “around the world.” The press release implies Cleanfield’s association with McMaster University and Ontario’s Centres of Excellence as a from of institutional endorsement.
MORE ‘Green Gone Wrong’: Greenway Self-Park WTG installation, Chicago, IL, USA
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Kimberly King
Based on what I have been able to locate, I think this structure is another example of ‘Green Gone Wrong.’ I reiterate, I think we need to be mindful about NOT over-hyping some green(er) technologies. I also understand we can model a technology to death, but until this machine/device is actually installed in the environment it is expected to perform, we will not know the true performance outcome–and this, naturally, will only come with time. . .
Boston Museum of Science holds conference on small wind turbine project
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Back in December I stopped by the Boston Museum of science and checked out the public display of data from their small wind turbine experiment, and I posted some of the publicly available data here in this blog.
