FloWind: The World’s Most Successful VAWT
Though no longer extant, FloWind at one time was the world’s most successful manufacturer and developer of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines. FloWind manufactured two models of Darrieus wind turbines during the early 1980s and developed two prototype turbines during the mid to late 1980s. FloWind’s Darrieus turbines generated nearly 1 TWh (972 million kWh) during nearly two decades of operation. No VAWT has ever come close to that performance since and it’s unlikely that any ever will.
Windpower 98 Tehachapi Tour
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Paul Gipe
The following appeared in an edited version in an 1998 edition of Windpower Monthly Four busses chocked full of windpower …
Removal and Restoration Costs in California: Who Will Pay?
By
Paul Gipe
An edited version of this article appeared in the Spring 1997 issue of WindStats Newsletter (Vol. 10, No. 2). …
Sandia: Final Project Report: Highenergy Rotor Development, Test and Evaluation
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Conclusion of Sandia’s design development contract for FloWind’s EHD Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. . .
Wind Energy in America: A History by Robert Righter
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Paul Gipe
“The free benefit of the wind ought not be denied to any man.”
Erosion Gullies in the Tehachapi Pass: An Example of Improper Wind Development
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Paul Gipe
Note: This critique was originally written in 1996. Little has changed since then except on the former FloWind site …
AWT 26 Generates Noise Complaint
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Paul Gipe
These comments were posted to awea-windnet and subsequently noise from the AWT 26 was abated. Eventually the turbines were …
