Energy Secretary Tells North ‘Wind Turbines Are Beautiful’

October 22, 2011 By



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Energy secretary Chris Huhne has told the North East to learn to love “beautiful” wind turbines and called for hundreds more to be given the go ahead.

Speaking at Newcastle’s Centre for Life, he said: “I happen to think we should have more onshore wind turbines. I have been booed for saying this, but I think they are beautiful, and those of us who think they are a good thing need to speak up more and say that.

“After all, no one would now look at windmills and say they do not add something to the view.

“but they are the same technology, they were once new but they are very well liked, there is one in my constituency that is a big tourist attraction, technology from the 17th Century which is now very popular with visitors.

“we are talking about exactly the same thing. when I hear people say wind turbines are bad for scenic areas I just don’t agree, I think they are elegant and beautiful and a lot more people should be saying that.

“every time we put a wind turbine up, and a lot more of them need to go up in my opinion, we need to be saying to people these are not horrendous, we think they look nice and they have to accept that.”

Energy Secretary Tells North ‘Wind Turbines Are Beautiful’

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Berwick’s Conservative spokeswoman, is lending her support to those battling plans to build 16 turbines at Detchant, north of Belford.

Mrs Trevelyan said: “The industrial turbines proposed for construction on this unspoilt rural landscape are giant metal pieces of a factory.

“they bear no relation to house-sized windmills of the 17th Century.

“nor are they as efficient. if the Secretary of State is so keen to see more onshore wind turbine built on British soil perhaps he can encourage the investors looking to take advantage of Government subsidies to build them in his constituency.”

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Full Moon Magic Harness the Power of the Full Moon

September 27, 2011 By

Full Moon Magic Harness the Power of the Full Moon

The Night of the full Moon is known for its beauty, its healing properties, its fantastic energy, and its magic

The Energy of the full Moon is a powerful energy. there are many rituals and beliefs in various cultures and religions on the use of moon energy. at Blue Avalon we believe the full moon is a time for healing, a time for recharging your spirit and a time for renewing your enhancers with the vibrant energy of the full moon

The following is our list of favourite full Moon Rituals you can do tonight

1.fill a pitcher or jug with water and leave it out overnight in the light of the full moon. the next day-use this water to cleanse your crystals and reinvigorate them with the energy of the full moon Use this re-energized water to not only cleanse your crystals, but to wash your face to leave you feeling renewed from this pure energy blast or wash counters, floors-anything you feel could benefit from the magical moon

2.you recently cleansed or smudged your crystals? Take it one step further and place your crystals on the windowsill for the evening, or put them in a crystal bowl and leave them outside under the light so that they can capture the moon’s energy directly

3.using the full Moon for Prosperity it is said that during a full moon you should leave your wallet and checkbook open for it to receive the moons full energy. it may not bring you millions, but it may help to ensure that you have enough for the month to pay the bills

4.do you enjoy traditional symbolic Feng Shui? Then, I’m sure you’ve heard about the Feng Shui money frog or toad. Legend has it that this mythical creature appeared every full moon by or near homes that would receive abundance-whether it be wealth or good news If you have him-place him in the light of the moon, and in the morning-return him to your wealth area or inside by your front door looking in

5.looking for love? in a red ceramic or glass bowl-arrange stones or glass beads in the bowl (purple, red , and pink work well). Next, stand up 3 red or pin candles in the bowl. Light the candles on the night of the full moon and focus on the light burning bright against the moon. Ensure your intention is that this light will bring you love-new lover-or deeper love

6.your own power image You’ve read many times that an image of a moon brings renewed energy, focus and concentration. what better image than one you take with your own camera-a full moon you’ve seen with your own eyes Print it and place it on your desk or childs desk for increased focus

7.the high potency of the full moon encourages fertility, passion and abundance – Write your wishes for them with a silver pen and then burn them in a candle flame under this full moon

8.Moon meditation is extremely powerful as the full moon is a time to draw down the energy of the moon and connect to it. call us for a guided moon meditation

Finally, don’t forget the most important point. Stand in the moonlight and cast your eyes on the beautiful site before you and truly enjoy the moment for all its beauty.

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Combining Solar Power and Your Electric Vehicle — Too Practical to Pass Up (Reader Comment)

September 21, 2011 By

1316637031 77 Combining Solar Power and Your Electric Vehicle — Too Practical to Pass Up (Reader Comment)

We recently got the following reader comment on a post of Andrew’s on electric vehicles, the smart grid, and residential solar power. It’s a great one, so I thought I’d highlight it further with a quick repost here. Check it out:

May I please emphasize this?

“A small, 1.2-kilowatt solar system priced at around $4,000 will cover charging costs for an electric vehicle for up to 40 years.”

For $4,000 you can buy your ‘gas’ for the next 40 years.

For the next forty years you will be producing the power for your EV for $8.33 a month. Those are fixed dollars, not dollars that will rise with inflation, the $8.33 per month is locked in.

The $185 per month that ICEV owners will be paying for gas? In forty years, based on past inflation, will cost you $1,027.

Let’s use historical inflation rates to look forward to forty years from now…

Price for gas now = $185. Price for electricity now = $8.33.

Price for gas forty years from now $1,027. Price for electricity forty years from now $8.33.

Forty years from now $8.33 will have the buying power of $1.44 in today’s dollars. For less than the price of a latte, you charge your EV for a month.

On an annual basis, $12,324 for gas, $100 for electricity.

What’s not to love about that?

(Yes, curmudgeons, there may be some inverter repair necessary along the way, and a tree might need to be trimmed back. thank you in advance for grousing.)

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Homemade Wind Generators – Thousands Less Than Buying

August 24, 2011 By

Homemade Wind Generators Thousands Less Than Buying

I still can’t believe the the price of wind generators hasn’t really gone down at all. After searching around and finding that there was no way we would be able to afford one we decided to go with homemade wind generators because they are thousands of dollars less than buying one. I didn’t really know where to start so I went online to try and figure out exactly how wind generators work. This left me with a basic understanding of them as I couldn’t really find any good information.

What I learned was that wind generators aren’t really very complicated machines. There is the tower which gets them above the treeline where the wind moves faster. There are the blades and tail which helps point it into the wind and turn the motor. Lastly, there is the body which ties everything together. Breaking it down in this manner made it seem a lot simpler for me.

I was driving around one day doing some errands and still thinking about what I could use for our wind generator tower. I happened to pass a couple houses that had TV towers and satellite dishes hooked up. These towers looked very strong and they got above the treeline where the wind moves faster. I went up and asked them if I could take their old TV tower off of their hands. They actually looked relieved and said sure. I’m sure that they were glad to get rid of what they thought was an ugly part of their house.

Now that I had what is supposed to be the most expensive part of a wind generator for free I decided to work on the blades. a friend suggested to me that I cut some pipe into 3 sections. The resulting pieces should work very good as blades. I settled on PVC pipe as it’s quite cheap and is very strong. one word of caution though: PVC gets brittle when exposed to sunlight so make sure to give it a couple coats with a UV protective paint to help protect against this.

We now had our tower and blades built. that last part was to build the body which would tie everything together. The body is made from some of the pipe that we had left over from building the blades. It’s main purpose is to tie everything together and to keep any rain away from the motor. The motor go mounted in one end and the blades attached to the shaft. I used a cap with some silicone so that only the shaft is sticking out. The tail got mounted in the other end and is made from steel rod and plexiglass we had laying around. Lastly, we had to attach a flange to the bottom of the body with some 2″ steel pipe attached to it. This served two purposes. It would allow us to mount the wind generator on the tower and it would allow the wind generator to turn and face the wind.

In total our homemade wind generator cost less than $150 and it sits atop it’s tower spinning away happily producing free power for our home.

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Meeting creates ideas to win $40 million prize

August 13, 2011 By

Meeting creates ideas to win $40 million prize

AURELIUS — the conference room at the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES wasbuzzing Thursday with discussions on tourism, agriculture,entrepreneurship, manufacturing and education in Cayuga Countyduring the first meeting of local members of the Central new YorkRegional Economic Development Council.

A group of about 100 county residents talked about opportunityin the county and the resources needed to take advantage of it.

They were invited to offer ideas for an economic developmentplan the Central new York Regional Economic Development Councilwill use to try to win a state contest where the prize is $40million.

Andrew Fish, executive director of the county Chamber ofCommerce, Margaret Morin, president of Auburn manufacturer 4MPrecision Industries, Cayuga County Legislative Chairman PeterTortorici and Auburn Mayor Michael Quill are the four Cayuga Countymembers of the regional council.

The council, one of 10 in the state, is made up of members fromfive counties: Cayuga, Onondaga, Oswego, Madison and Cortland. The10 councils are each developing a five-year economic developmentplan and competing for five $40 million prizes — the fifth to besplit among the six regions that do not win the top fourprizes.

“This is really designed to be a bottom-up process,” Fish said.“It’s really a new model for economic development.”

Cayuga Community College business and communications professorChristopher Fama, who attended the meeting, recently relocated tothe area after living in Orlando for 25 years. He was interested tohear the ideas that came out of the meeting and said manufacturingis the key to revitalizing the area.

“This, years ago, was a booming manufacturing town and we lostthat,” he said. “We have a lot of high-tech things we can do here …wind power — we have a lot of empty buildings here and we canmanufacture that technology (windmills) here.”

James Casasanta, an engineer with Carrier Corporation, said allof the ideas would work, but the state’s taxes are often theunderlying problem.

“If you want to change anything, you need to change it at thestate, not just the local level,” he said. “We can do everything wesaid here today, but if the taxes are high, it’s going to make itvery challenging to bring businesses back and keep peoplehere.”

Hilary Ford, who moved to the county from Kentucky in 2006, saidthe issue is the local attitude. She’s heard people complainingabout life in Cayuga County.

“If people can’t speak positively about where they live, whywould other people want to come here?” she said. “I choose to livehere. My family is 1,000 miles away. I like it here.”

Another idea was tourism — such as taking tourists on tours ofdairy farms and showing them how cows are milked.

Fish is confident central new York will win one of the $40million prizes, but warned participants the plan must be ongoingbeyond the victory of winning the contest.

“This is not designed to be a one-time shot where we come upwith a five-year plan, roll it out and all go home pattingourselves on the back,” he said.

The plans are due to Gov. Andrew Cuomo by Nov. 14. the next stepin which the public can participate is a regional meeting from 6 to8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 at LeMoyne College in Syracuse. the visionstatement created from Thursday’s discussions will bepresented.

Staff writer Kelly Voll can be reached at 282-2239 [email protected] Follow her on Twitter at CitizenVoll.

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Windmill Electricity – Does it Really Work?

August 2, 2011 By

Fuel isn’t the only resource that you can use to generate energy, and we all know it. With so many different alternatives springing up daily, there are much better things that can be used as energy. One of these things is what mother nature provides us with: the wind. The wind can provide lots of energy to power up your home as well!

How do you use wind energy to power your home? You build your own windmill to generate that energy into electricity! And you might be surprised to find out that you can actually build a windmill easily, with very little investment in supplies. In fact, you can buy all of your supplies from a local hardware store for less than a couple hundred bucks! Heck, you could even use recycled material to build your wind generator as well!

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What supplies will you need exactly, you may wonder? Some of the basic supplies for building a windmill:

- Sheet metal

- Metal tubing (for the frame of the windmill)

- A 24 to 48 volt battery (a car battery usually works great for windmills)

- Electrical wiring

- And some elbow grease!

You might be surprised to find out that building your own windmill is fun and can save you money in the process! Most people that use windmills to power their homes can save up to 80% on their power bills each and every month! Add that to the fact that a windmill will generate power for years on end, and you’ve got yourself a piece of equipment that will you will truly value!

Are you in search for instructions on how to build your own windmill? How to Build a Windmill is a complete guide that provides full, detailed instructions on how to build your own windmill!

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Low Wind, and Homemade Wind Turbine/ Windmill Set to Phish’s Wolfman’s Brother

August 2, 2011 By

default Low Wind, and Homemade Wind Turbine/ Windmill Set to Phishs Wolfmans Brother

aeolusharvester.com Our first attempt at a wind turbine, wow, we have come a long way! If you have any questions on how you can make a wind turbine please email us. Thanks for watching! aeolusharvester.com Tune: Phish “Wolfman’s Brother” 97-12-07 – Dayton, OH

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Article by Gavin Lane

These days there is no reason to put up with soaring electricity costs. You can easily make your own windmill and slash your utility costs significantly or even eliminate them altogether. All your windmill parts can be found in a salvage yard and should only run you roughly 0.

Understand that most average sized home windmills are a fairly straight forward design. If you’re and “average” person with basic construction abilities and a willingness to follow directions, then you can definitely build your own windmill. The larger turbines over 1000 Watts are a bit more complicated. Start off with a design under 1000 Watts. You can always build another one if you need additional electricity.

A small DC motor, tower, blades and base are the basic elements of a home windmill. You can even use common materials found in any scrap yard. An old sewing machine can provide you with the motor you need.

Tower height is an important factor to consider. The higher your structure, the more wind turbulence it can harvest. You’ll get much better performance and power output. You can also quadruple your wind harvesting power simply by doubling the size of your rotor blades.

Ordering a pre-made kit is another option for you. But your costs will be considerably higher. Expect to pay anywhere from 0 up to 00 or more.

The plans you decide to follow can make a huge difference. For some reason, the majority of plans I’ve seen are way more complicated than they need to be and this discourages people from making their own windmill. Keep things simple, there’s no reason to turn this into rocket science. Professional
blueprints will be clear and concise without leaving any steps out. With a little ambition and the ability to follow instructions, you’ll be enjoying free electricity in no time.

So how do you find windmill plans that are practical and realistic for the “average” person? After sorting through dozens of confusing and vague guides, I’ve chosen what I believe are your 3 best options. Go to Make Your Own Windmill to read my reviews. Most of these windmills can easily be built using common materials that cost under 0.

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Windmill Generator ? Shocking Fact And Cost Revealed Here

July 10, 2011 By

How much will a windmill generator cost for my home electric requirements? This is often the most important question asked when we consider building a windmill generator for our homes.

Most of us are aware of the tremendous energy benefits of a windmill generator but how much do they cost?

Well, I have some advice for you…..

Do not enlist professional help….you don’t need it and you will be wasting your hard earned money!

Enlisting the help of professional wind generator builders and installers for your home electric requirements is time consuming but more importantly, very expensive.

Many of these installers charge high fees for their services and will often demand money just for coming to your house to carry out simple surveys which almost anyone can do.

Here’s a secret for you…….

Anyone of us is capable of building and installing a Homemade Windmill Generator for under 0

This was something which I was initially quite sceptical about myself until a friend of mine built his own unit in his own back yard.

Most of the parts are readily available from any hardware store and with a little patience and dedication you can build your own windmill generator too.

So, if we look at the original question….

How much will a windmill generator cost for my home….

Answer….Under 0!

Think about this – compare that price to what you would be charged for professional installation. You should quickly realize that a windmill generator is your first choice for home energy!

Are you ready to build your own windmill generator?

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Home made wind turbine

July 9, 2011 By

I this is a little project we done the other Sunday but is not finished yet. Hopefully we will use a car alternator connected below the center of the blades to rear of axle of a ’89 Honda civic. At the moment we its working very well, even at night when there is breeze. I will update this video when its finished.

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Question by Krazy Karaoke: Is this a good essay? Can you help me correct any errors?

What errors do you see here
Am I on track with the topic
Can you correct my mistakes

The topic of this essay is>>>>

There have been many technological discoveries and advancements that have occurred in your lifetime. All of them thanks to great individuals who demonstrate for a passion for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The transition from VHS to Blu-Ray and DVDs, the transition from analog phones to smartphones capable of accessing internet data, and the discovery of the vaccine for the H!N1 Virus, are some of the many advancements that have occured in our lifetime.

Taking into consideration our current progress, how do you see the world 20 years in the future? What new advancements in S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) do you see happening?

This is the essay I wrote>>>

How do I see the world 20 years in the future? I see a future where science, technology, engineering and math has become way more advanced than what it was in the past, where STEM makes our lives more easier than ever before. One area in which great advancements have been made with STEM is the medical field. Another area of STEM in the future is green technology were there are no more nuclear power plants and an alternate fuel for our vehicles. The Internet is in almost everything we use like our televisions, cars, stoves and many other devices and appliances that we use everyday.

In the medical field there are robots that perform surgery on humans that are very difficult and risky for a doctor to perform. The robots are able to save more people’s lives because they are able to operate on areas that doctors could not do in the past, for example, the robots can successfully transplant any organ in the body that someone might need in order to live. There are really tiny robots that go into your body and cure diseases such as cancer. An example would be the tiny robots are able to go into your body and deliver radiation directly inside a cancerous tissue or they are able to go inside a smoker’s lungs and clean them up like a vacuum and prevent lung cancer. Although robots that are able to perform surgery better than human doctors or surgeons they have still not replaced humans as doctors and probably never will, they will only assist the doctor or surgeon. People who had lost a limb are now able to replace them with fully functional robotic limbs, like Anakin Skywalker’s hand from the movie “Star Wars”. Blind people are able to see again with bionic eyes. Doctors and scientists can transplant blind people’s eyes with bionic eyes.

The power plants, which are harmful to the environment, have been replaced with advanced windmills and solar technology. There are new kinds of solar panels that are more affordable and are more advanced then the last generations of solar panels so more people can have solar panels on their houses. All cars now run on alternate fuel such as hydrogen and natural gas, which generate less harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gases or do not generate harmful gases at all. (ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS PARAGRAPH?)

The Internet is on almost every type of transportation, mobile device, appliances and almost every classroom of almost every school in most parts of the world. Let’s say you went to a restaurant last week and liked what you ate but do not want to go back to that restaurant again and you want to cook it your self at home, you can just go on the stove that has internet and type in the food you want to cook and it will tell you what ingredients you need and how to cook it. Every student in a classroom will have a computer with an operating system designed just for school that make sure the students do not do anything else but school work the computers. For example, after the teacher has lectured the class the kids will be tested on their knowledge on the computers and once they are done the computers will send all the information to the teacher’s computer telling the teacher what the students need to improve on.

Can you also help me on writing an ending paragraph for this essay? THANK! YOU!
5,000,000,000 points for the best helpful answer

Best answer:

Answer by Nate
To be frank, it’s not good. To direct you on the right path, (I hope) the examples of advancement that you provide are not going to happen within 20 years. Predicting the future is hard, but most of what you mentioned would be lucky to happen in hundreds of years, if they are possible.

Give your answer to this question below!

Article by Russell Strider

Have you ever caught yourself wondering just how much electricity is utilized for powering your TV while you’re viewing your favorite show? In the same way, how much do you think it costs you to power your fridge all day long? Maybe it’s never really been that much of a concern to you, and it never needs to be, because the distribution of electricity has come a very long way in the past 200 years or so. Electricity is a lot easier to utilize than ever, with major power providers using resources like coal and oil to generate the energy that you need to have for effectively operating every day.

Nevertheless, there are times when just drawing the electrical power from a company does not work for your advantage. When the power goes out, there’s nothing to run your important utilities. Whenever prices come to be very high, there is no quick alternative. On the other hand, for the prepared person, costs and electricity outages are not a problem, in particular if an individual makes use of the potential of home wind generators.

What are home wind generators? They are simply a system that harnesses the power of the wind to produce electricity for your use. A windmill is a wind generator, and the wind turbine is a far more sophisticated type. The truth is, humans have been harnessing wind power for over 5000 years! Customarily, this power was used to grind grain for the production of food, but over time windmills have broadened their use to deliver a replenishable supply of energy. Wind energy is truly “green,” considering that it uses the natural power of the wind. Like solar cells, windmills can be thought to harness the sun’s natural energy, since wind is directly linked to temperature variations in the air.

Wind generators work just like any alternative source of energy generation. They utilize the mechanical energy of the wind and transform that energy into an electrical current, producing a voltage that can be made use of immediately or employed to charge batteries. The usual wind generator has a tall tower, providing it the height it requires in order to use the highest amount of airflow. The tower aligns the blades of the generator into the direction of the wind, and then the ensuing rotation of the blades rotates a magnet inside the generator, generating electric current. The device is really basic, yet the uses are unlimited!

Incredibly, research was done proving that if the world were to maximize the number of wind generators in perfect locations, then just 20% of the electrical power generated from those wind generators would be ample to power the entire globe. Talk about potential! Surely, the power of the wind would be a terrific boon to the earth’s energy crisis. Should you find yourself impressed by this, you can actually have a hand in producing this power with a very simple rig of your own, a great project to tackle! In reality, relative to its advantages, the windmill is quite inexpensive to build yourself, and cost-wise will run you around 30 times less when compared with getting a pre-manufactured one.

When you happen to live in a windy area, it is a complete waste of resources to not build one. The wind speeds necessary to power up home wind generators are approximately 10-20 mph and naturally the greater the wind speed, the more power can be produced. You can find numerous resources online for helping you build your own, and they all emphasize that the job can be done by anyone, despite the lack of engineering experience. People report being able to supply electricity for their own household, and some people report having the ability to sell some of their excess power they generate back to the power companies, a tantalizing idea indeed!

Wind generators have been utilized for many generations. The applications of this piece of equipment will prove indispensable, both now and in the future. With so many issues due to the burning of fossil fuels, it is a responsibility of all of us to try to produce a way of utilizing clean energy. Moreover, the potential of wind generators to save enormous amounts of money is huge. Check into building your very own wind generation system right away!

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Make a Windmill – Huge Cost Savings Exposed by Using Windmill Power

July 9, 2011 By

Is it a fact that we could all do with more money? Well, your electric bill is one area where you can really make a huge difference and here’s how. There are literally many millions of people the world over who are looking to source renewable, green energy for their homes. The result is that this has led to a big increase in the popularity of the home windmill. Here’s an interesting thought….. Make a windmill for your home and you could easily and realistically generate about 60% of your home energy requirements!

This is actually a very conservative figure as it depends upon the area in which you live of course but you have the capability to make a huge difference.

Let’s work out the savings:

Annual electric bill – 00.

60% generated for free if you make a windmill.

You save – 0!!

These are very conservative figures too. One thing for sure is that many people, regardless of where in the world they live, are taking advantage of windmill power for home electricity. Think about this….. If you are a genuinely serious home DIY enthusiast, you can easily make a windmill at home for under 0 and save thousands on your electric bill. Windmill power is easy to make, most of the parts required are readily available from any good hardware store and you can start literally right away!

Remember – Make a windmill and reap the huge financial rewards of using windmill power as a means to generate clean electricity for your home. What would you do with that extra money?

So, do you actually realize the savings you could make?

 

Question by Bman: Why hasn’t some organisation offered payment for a contest to make the most effecient vertical wind turbine?

If vertical wind turbines could be made thin enough and effecient enough, they could be placed on house rooftops and be very discrete (maybe only about 12 inch tall and 12 feet diameter). A top plate could conceal the spinnig blades. The contest could require that the turbines have a max area, max height, and must work for a certain amount of time (months?). On the start date, entrants would build their turbines on a specific site. The organisation(s) sponsoring the contest would get the rights to the generated electricity. The group with the most effecient turbine after the time frame would win the prize money. Entrants would also pay to enter. I think this would be a great opportunity for many engineering universities and for the organisation(s) sponsoring it. It could also lead to MANY new “rooftop” turbine concepts that could help power individual homes, without having the large “windmill tower”. Maybe a similar concept could be used for the most effecient solar panel?
I am talking about a “Savonius Wind Turbine” type…. Google for pictures. It has a vertical axis and the wind turns the blades from the side. But apparently, there is not a “perfect” design for the blades, hence the contest.

Best answer:

Answer by to_700million_idiots
Presumably because they are happy with the current designs

“maybe only about 12 inch tall and 12 feet diameter”

Since when does wind fall vertically from the skies like rain does?

and even if it did, this next bit kills that

“A top plate could conceal the spinnig blades”

12 ft spinning blades …… too much energy to put on houses
LETHAL

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