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Offshore Use of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines Gets Closer Look by Sandia Labs

August 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment

This is an interesting offshore wind energy experiment taking place at Sandia National Laboratories. The subject: vertical-access wind turbines, a technology used in the 1980s.



Offshore Use of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines Gets Closer Look by Sandia Labs (via Clean Technica)

Do the best offshore wind turbines operate with a horizontal or vertical-axis mechanism? That question is being reexamined by Sandia National Laboratories’ wind energy researchers who are now re-evaluating vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) to help solve some of the problems of generating energy…

 




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A writer, producer and director, Meyers is editor and site director of Green Building Elements, a contributor to CleanTechnica, and founder of Green Streets MediaTrain, a communications connection and eLearning hub. As an independent producer, he's been involved in the development, production and distribution of television and distance learning programs for both the education industry and corporate sector. He also is an avid gardener and loves sustainable innovation.

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