They could have called themselves Blownergy just as well. :-)
I saw these guys at one of the shows somewhere a while back, and it
prompted me to discuss their merits (lack thereof) with my fellow wind
bozos on the AWEA list - mainly, that this thing is perfect blend of low
performance and high cost that so MANY are searching for. We know that
the helical shape of the rotor is no more, and maybe less, efficient
that a conventional Savonius turbine, and we know that vertical is not
the optimal orientation for PV (unless you happen to be in Alaska), so
they provided the icing on the cake by creating the need for sliprings
on a timy, spinning PV module that should blow the mind of any known
MPPT controller available.
PT Barnum would have loved this thing.
Matt T
Allan Sindelar wrote:
There's a company here in Santa Fe that fits that description:
Bluenergy Solarwind (www.bluenergyusa.com
<http://www.bluenergyusa.com/>). I have yet to see a product from them.
Allan Sindelar
al...@positiveenergysolar.com <mailto:al...@positiveenergysolar.com>
NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer
EE98J Journeyman Electrician
Positive Energy, Inc.
3201 Calle Marie
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507
505 424-1112
www.positiveenergysolar.com <http://www.positiveenergysolar.com>
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The name Helix made me recall another VAWT company by that same name
[?] that offered a nearly identical device except that it's helical
flutes were covered with PV cells.
Really.
A 2006 PV customer with an excellent wind friendly ridge-top home sent
me the link which I can't find.
They just never give up.
Jim Duncan
North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
817.917.0527
nt...@earthlink.net <mailto:nt...@earthlink.net>
www.ntrei.com <http://www.ntrei.com>
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Anyone have any feedback on these?
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