Honeywell Windtronics
The following are a series of articles about the “Honeywell” Windtronics roof top wind turbine. This design first came to prominence in western Michigan in late 2008. The development, promotion, and marketing of this design should serve as a cautionary tale. At the time, the wind turbine was hyped as “revolutionary”. While it was novel it was not revolutionary. Others had built “bicycle wheel” turbines before and, of course, others had also tried to use circumferential magnets at the edge of the wheel. It did not end well for all concerned, including the state of Michigan and the province of Ontario.
Windtronics Rose from the Dead with Donald Trump Jr Then Slinked Back to the Crypt Where It Belongs
By
Paul Gipe
My first awareness of the ducted, rim-driven, rooftop contraption called Windtronics is buried in the mists of time. I’ve been writing about Windtronics at least since 2008. None of it’s good.
How Donald Trump Jr. Promised—and Failed—to House the World’s Poor
By
Joe Rubin
Titan Atlas Manufacturing also benefited from an Obama-era federal stimulus program to sell five TAM wind turbines to the city of North Charleston. For a time, they were installed on the roof of City Hall. . . But the turbines apparently never produced any measurably significant energy and were quietly torn down at the city’s expense in 2014, a few years after they were installed.
Wanted to Buy Honeywell Windtronics 6500
By
Paul Gipe
Alan Grimsley, Director of Business Development of White Electrical is seeking to buy a Honeywell Windtronics 6500. Grimsley wants the device for experimentation.
The Curse That Keeps on Giving: Honeywell WindTronics Redux
By
Paul Gipe
I pay a price for debunking various wind turbine flim-flams and posting critiques on my web site. Consequently, I am cursed to be listed by Google and Indian call centers as the person to call if a dissatisfied owner or investor wants to know how to fix the broken thing on their roof.
TAM Energy Still Spinning WindTronics Hype–Will This Thing Ever Die?
By
Paul Gipe
Honeywell WindTronics may be dead but that doesn’t stop others from spinning the WindTronics hype.
WindTronics Took Millions from Ontario Then Unconvincingly Blames the Province
By
Paul Gipe
“The province gave the company $2.7 million to open in Windsor — under one condition. The company promised there would be 200 workers in the plant by the end of this year. That is now very unlikely,” said the CBC.
