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  1. Renewable energy should be combined with vertical axis wind turbines vawt & solar panels. Solar at day with the sun & #vawt day & night 😃👍🏻

    Standard gas generators are loud toxic & rely on expensive fuel that runs out during a crisis.

    greenlifezen.com/vertical-axis

    #Sustainability

  2. Looks like I can reach TSR over 5 with my new Sharp Cycloturbine!

    Finally I have an anemometer and my local wind speed was overestimated.

    Average wind speed on my site is really low (0.8-1.1 m/s average)

    youtube.com/shorts/o4yuf2DtCZU

    youtu.be/H2lVgQd_jIQ?is=GKlDob

  3. My new Sharp Cycloturbine.

    Solidity: 0.170
    Rotor Diameter: 1320mm.
    Blade Chord: 75 mm NACA0015 (104g).
    Blade Span: 600mm.
    Arms : 3x500mm round carbon fiber rod.
    Vertical Shaft: 12OD 10ID carbon fiber rod.
    Bearings: 0.37 Dyneema wire for cord bearings and NR.2 608zz for the spindle.
    Blade Pitching Limiters: 2mm elastic cord.

    youtu.be/6y5i1dWjBYQ



  4. I made a whole post on tumblr about the #VAWT #windpower #energyindependence idea I mused about on here a while back. Reblogs and boosts would be very appreciated, I really hope this can become a real thing!

    socalledunitedstates.tumblr.co

    #solarpunk