Comments on: The most powerful wind turbine?

By: windturbines

windturbines — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:02:23 +0000

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.

By: Paul Loovis

Paul Loovis — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:36:43 +0000

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?

By: Paul Loovis

Paul Loovis — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:14:17 +0000

Here’s your hoax: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/08/jay-lenos-maglev-wind-tur_n_156192.html. 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.

By: Hans

Hans — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:42:30 +0000

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.