Hi David and All, I have to agree with Bergey that your units are not viable as...
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Neil Dennis
wombat_eagle
Mar 21, 2011 9:23 pm
Interesting, Bob: When I first looked at the hype, I thought what a great way to electrocute a hi-line worker, then I see they claim auto disconnect when the...
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Dave Merrill
dmerrill7@...
Mar 21, 2011 7:32 pm
Mike, Well written and articulated. I especially liked the last line - "Marketing should be 2nd place to factual information". There are soooo many marketing...
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Robert Moskowitz
rgm@...
Mar 21, 2011 6:47 pm
... Here is an interesting VAWT: http://www.clarianpower.com/wind.html At first, I thought it had "flying blades"; after all they called this their 'Jellyfish'...
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Michael Klemen
wind4energy
Mar 21, 2011 5:18 pm
David, I have to totally disagree with you on Mike Bergey's professionalism. In my opinion, it is you that has shown no restraint and lack of...
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Mike Bergey
mbergey@...
Mar 21, 2011 5:09 pm
It looks like Yahoo didn't translate the hot-link fully. So you will need to copy the full link and paste it into your web browser. Mike Bergey President ...
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Doug
dougselsam
Mar 21, 2011 5:09 pm
Very disappointing that after all those meetings of the SWCC etc. and over a million spent, we seem to be looking at a worst-case scenario with regard to the...
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Cory Arnold
jcoryarnold
Mar 21, 2011 2:42 pm
That link didn't work for me. This one did though. http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/have-small-wind-manufacturers-ex ...
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Neil Dennis
wombat_eagle
Mar 21, 2011 2:42 pm
<http://realneo.us/blog/jeff-buster/wind-turbine-gears-are-problem-in-lackawanna>; Morning, Doug: here is a "site" posted a while ago that talks about the ...
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David
dave@...
Mar 21, 2011 2:41 pm
It's very unfortunate Mr. Bergey feels very threatened by DyoCore. I regret he has not shown any professionalism or restraint. His stance is bias against low...
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Nando
nando37@...
Mar 21, 2011 2:41 pm
Doug: The 10 KW Excel may hit 15 KW when furling trips and starts to shut down, Nando ... From: Doug To: small-wind-home@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March...
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Mike Bergey
mbergey@...
Mar 21, 2011 11:26 am
We've discussed DyoCore on this listserv. The following article covers DyoCore's crashing the CEC rebate program. Be sure to read the comments. ...
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scriabini
Mar 21, 2011 11:01 am
It is possible to mount a Horizontal Axis machine vertically and employ innovative airfoil ducting to apply both pressure and vacuum to appropriate sides of...
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Doug
dougselsam
Mar 21, 2011 11:01 am
Wombat: Well that's what I was getting at when I said "as currently configured". I'd love to see a link to what you're talking about - the turbines along the...
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Neil Dennis
wombat_eagle
Mar 21, 2011 11:01 am
I'll have to see what I can find, all I remember it was in some magazine years ago. All I remember is that the vanes were held by two "legs" mounted to a ...
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Neil Dennis
wombat_eagle
Mar 21, 2011 11:01 am
<http://aeroguy.snu.ac.kr/cyclocopter/paper/SPIE2006.pdf> If this works, the site has all kinds of info about VAWT blade control. wombat...
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Neil Dennis
wombat_eagle
Mar 20, 2011 4:00 am
First, the OT: FWIW, the turbines located on the lake Erie shore near Buffalo are down again, seems like more broken gears. These are a "new" design...
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Doug
dougselsam
Mar 19, 2011 6:06 pm
Let's use a peanut can as an example: The yellow plastic lid represents a horizontal-axis (normal) wind turbine rotor, sweeping the area of the plastic lid. ...
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Dean White
deanrwhite
Mar 18, 2011 2:37 pm
I agree a VAWT is not as efficient, but I always heard that and never have seen any research on it. Can you point me to some research proving HAWT is more...
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watts.solar
Mar 17, 2011 4:03 pm
I would start at otherpower.com They have everything you need to read up on, study,and discuss with others. they also supply kits and components for sale-...
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David Raine
dave@...
Mar 16, 2011 7:42 pm
Don't allow these negative guys to detour you from your build. Building a turbine is not as difficult as it seems or they would like you to think it seems. ...
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Michael Welch
solar_bozos
Mar 16, 2011 7:42 pm
NO! Do not start with the idea that you will fail. Start here: http://www.scoraigwind.com/axialplans/recipecontents%20inches.htm...
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Dean White
deanrwhite
Mar 16, 2011 6:35 pm
Start with the idea that you will fail. Then proceed to never being able to prove a 30 year turbine durability in your lifetime. Then gather wind and...
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syed_nadeemi
Mar 16, 2011 11:00 am
Hi I am excited to join the group, I am looking to start building new wind turbine from scratch. Where should I start which book I follow or which video should...
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bdl7431
bruced67
Mar 8, 2011 1:32 pm
Hi - Without knowing more about what you are looking for, here is a commercial system that runs less than $30. ...
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Michael Welch
solar_bozos
Mar 8, 2011 3:08 am
New wind guidelines forthcoming - - - - - The Energy Commission is temporarily suspending the Emerging Renewables Program (ERP) effective March 4, 2011, at 5...
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Dan
spiralairfoil
Mar 6, 2011 8:07 pm
Hi can any one help? SpiralAirfoil.com...
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franco40221
Mar 3, 2011 5:50 pm
Hello. I am looking to possibly raise a tower this summer. I sat this last year out trying to get some data close to the site to see if it was worth raising...
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lisawindresearch
lisawindrese...
Mar 2, 2011 11:35 pm
Hi! I am an MBA Student at UCLA doing research on small wind & am trying to find consumers who either have purchased or are considering purchasing a system....
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Doug
dougselsam
Mar 1, 2011 2:38 pm
Um yeah good point - as long as the startup speed is reasonable, it shouldn't matter as much as cut-in speed. Yeah really, it should be "startup speed: yes" ...
