I have noticed for a while that the same few "unusual" wind turbine designs seem to crop up over and over again as a "new" wind technology. This video is a critical look at these new wind products with guest Paul Gipe who has been monitoring the wind industry for over 40 years.
I haven't referred to many by name here, but the advice in this video applies to all the ones I get frequently asked about: PowerPod, IceWind, Alpha311, Archimedes Screw, Lantern-type and any ducted, shrouded or vertical axis wind turbines.
Bookmarks:
00:00 Intro
02:20 Paul Gipe's tips to identify a "fantasy wind turbine"
03:29 #1 High hype - experience low
03:45 #2 Aggressive marketing
03:55 #3 Celebrity endorsements
04:01 #4 "not like those other wind turbines"
04:20 #5 New patents
04:39 #6 Drag devices: squirrels in a cage
05:18 #7 Ducted turbines
05:43 #8 No hardware, but a fancy website
06:01 #9 Works in low wind
06:19 #10 Silent
06:44 #11 Does not kill birds
07:19 Small wind turbines have small everything
08:43 History repeats
09:41 A cautionary tale
10:19 Wind turbines in the Eiffel Tower
11:39 Rosie is a party pooper
12:17 Betteridge's law of headlines
Check out Paul Gipe's website: Wind-Works.org
And Wind Energy for the Rest of Us: http://www.wind-works.org/cms/index.php?id=619
This is the other book I show: Wind Machines by Eldridge 2nd Edition
https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Wind_Machines.html?id=GSYrxwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
It's out of print, I tracked down a copy on Ebay.
The full paper on bird mortaility is available to download here:
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-112414-054133
You can find independently certified small wind turbines here:
https://smallwindcertification.org/certified-small-turbines/
https://www.dnv.com/services/valid-certifications-70432 (download the Excel file)
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Thanks for watching the video Back to the Future of Wind Energy Technology
#technology #engineering #educational
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