Funnel based wind turbine claims big gains
....One company out of Minnesota claims to have a new wind power generation technology that can alleviate most of the world’s concerns. SheerWind says its Invelox system can operate in a wider variety of conditions and is up to 600% more efficient than traditional wind turbines.
Those large wind turbines you’re used to see dotting the skyline in rural areas rely on fairly swift winds to function. Invelox can generate power from winds as gentle as 1-2 MPH. It does this by capturing passing breezes in large scoops at the top of its 40-50 foot tower. The wind is funneled down toward the ground through an increasingly narrow space. When the air is compressed, it speeds up and is used to power a small turbine generator.
http://www.geek.com/science/super-efficient-wind-turbine-600-more-1554866/
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Yah right. Its bullshit
Between the friction of the air being squeezed into a smaller space and the smaller turbine the end result would be less not more
I'm sure that the turbine turns with more force than it would out in the open but its also smaller. Make a turbine the size of the mouth of the funnel at the top and place it at the same level and lets see what they have.
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