The most powerful wind turbine?

by David Allen on Monday, January 14th, 2008

There are many claims for being the best or the greatest it is after all human nature to be the best in what you do, but could this design be the best wind turbine ever thought of?

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It’s the Maglev Wind Turbine, and it is a thousand times more powerful than a regular wind turbine, what’s more its costs are reduced by half, while output is increased by twenty per cent. Built to last five hundred years it is safe to say that this is a long term plan.

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Hans

There are strong indications that the maglev wind turbine is either a hoax or the brain product of a self delusional crackpot inventor: the corresponding website is only accessible with a password and accept for a self-contradictory press release there is no real data available. The aerodynamic design visible from the image is that of the savionus-type, which has half the aerodynamic efficiency of a modern propeller type wind turbine. Even a complete removal of friction losses (which only reduce the output by a very small percentage) that might be achieved by maglev bearings cannot compensate for this primitive design.

Paul Loovis

Here's your hoax: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/08/jay-le.... And by the way, If you can cut down on maintenance or replacement parts, you significantly improve the profits. Remember, wind energy is limitless; plant one of these suckers and it will spin for a very, very long time.

Paul Loovis

Maglev turbines address several key problems associated with conventional turbines. They don't need to be over 100 feet tall because they are not affected by turbulence at ground level; similarly they can be installed in a much wider variety of locations; they don't kill birds; they generate much more energy at low wind speeds AND high wind speeds; they are much quieter; and they cut down on maintenance costs. What's not to like?

windturbines

wind turbine industry need more people's new ideas, not only the largest one. We need to develop a low cost ,no noise, high efficiency and long lifetime wind turbines.

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