Alternative Energy

[Toofuzzy]

Hi Whipsplash

There is a company in Kingston NY that has developed a vertical access windmill (could also be used horrizontally like a toilet paper roll) that is MUCH wider. If you could imagine an 8 foot x 16 foot twisted piece of plexiglass (bent in to a helix) It has a much biger wind swept area. I would imagine it has more tourqe and less speed. There is an engineering advantage to being shorter and wider unless you stuck it on the top of a long pole in which case it would be a wash. They are built with and external frame and can be stacked. Can also be placed on the flat roof of a building or mounted horrizontally along a ridge.

Toofuzzy