windykites
As the contribution of wind power is such a small percentage, surely there is no need to store electricity? Also the wind blows stronger at the normal height of regular 3 blade turbines, so why is this device so close to the surface?
Anumakonda Jagadeesh
Very good innovation in Wind Energy Harvesting.
byzehr.111
http://contest.techbriefs.com/sustainable-technologies-2011/1283-the-combined-aero-hydro-turbine-and-propeller
under this link can be loked the project of thr best combined turbine.
or on web-site:
http://technogeo.ucoz.com
Stewart Mitchell
energy storage is not needed. Controlled consumption is better. I control mine. Most of my consumption is off-peak
bgstrong
Great Idea...Vertical Axis Wind Turbines are also an improvement over the horizontal..
Burnerjack
Stewart, you have quite a bit to learn about how utilities operate and match output to load. My question, should anyone care to answer...: Besides the manufacturers, has anyone made a profit utilizing wind or solar? It\'s great to \"be green\" but the world goes \'round according to the folding kind. Allow be to qualify my question further, :Has anyone made a profit utilizing wind or solar WITHOUT government subsidies?
cm
Of course the grid needs storage. It is stupid, at least to me, that all power is of the instantaneous \"use it or loose it\". If we had grid storage we wouldn\'t need peaking stations, we wouldn\'t need the above \"local storage\". All the renewable s could simply just work intermittently as they do, but say at times of excess production, in relation to consumption, make say, hydrogen. If we had our entire grid making full power with the excess power making hydrogen then we would soon build up excess hydrogen supplies which could then power say our new hydrogen cars.
and if our base load is met by nuclear (which realistacally is the only technology that can make a dent in our consumption requirements) then a by product of nuclear is, you guessed it hydrogn
kellory
Interesting concept. the the \"electric storage \" is in the form of a flywheel system. The same concept would work at home, floated in a rain water tank. hardest part would be the colapsing mechinism and the water proofing of the generator. Though the home versoin could use something like the flex-shaft of a drimel or a speedometer cable and waterproof housing, run through the tank wall, and a dry conventional DC motor as an elrctrical sorce.
Richardf
Wind genration in the uk made no real dint in the power the goverment claimed it woudl and could provide,Not to mention the eye sores they are the noise to neighbours and the animals they kill.Just what effect will this have on the sea life and birds.We have have as one gentlemen said hydrogen witch now seems to be in compation with more competative electrical cars witch will bring down there charging times puting the worlds so called future enery source in direct compation in terms of cars wise with electrical.Nuclear as one fellow said is the only real sure way to meet our demands.Green is great and yes we are al head for some far out star trek world of the future thats perfect and logical were no life forms die or feel pain.I can see wind turbines being replaced way of in 2070 by turbines in space or solar collectors or 4x more energy.
dsiple
Windikites, I don\'t know how close to the surface of the ocean is - there\'s nothing relative, like a boat to compare its size. As for downtime - use the power to make hydrogen for the fuel cells we\'re eventually be using.