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On: May 15, 08
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Doug Selsam’s turbine ideas are not just blowing in the wind; they are transforming the wind into power-generating machines. At a cost of $250,000 to develop, the 25-rotor turbine ‘Sky Serpent’ is said to produce three kilowatts (3000 watts) of power. The Sky Serpent is still in the concept stage, but Selsam has already sold over 20 home-built, 2,000-watt dual-rotor turbines. Some of the multi-rotor wind catcher models are moored offshore and held elevated high in the air by a blimp.

Today’s largest wind farms are the size of small towns, made up of turbines 30 stories tall with blades the size of 747 wings. Those behemoths produce a great deal of power, but manufacturing, transporting, and installing them is both expensive and difficult, and back orders are common as the industry grows by more than 40 percent a year. The solution, says inventor Doug Selsam, is to think smaller: Capture more power with less material by putting 2, 10, someday dozens of smaller rotors on the same shaft linked to the same generator. (popscihttp)

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Favorited by Jeremy Gutsche on May 15, 08
Lets build one & test it in NV, AZ, CO, ID, MT, FL, No Africa, Russia, China, Phillppines, HI, Wow.

By: rocketranger on May 16, 08   0 Trends   2,582 Comments
Great stuff, and it makes sense too. But it looks like these wings sideways also take a lot of space though.

By: ElGreco on May 16, 08   49 Trends   62 Comments
Favorited by Hope Walking Tree on May 20, 08
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Favorited by shanay on Aug 11, 08

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