Re: Re: Domestic wind turbine

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> btw, these folks have an interesting design of wind turbine that still
> produces near maximum power output beyong the "furl point".
One of their
> 2.5kw models installed in Japan survived a direct "hit" from
a 135mph
> typhoon...
> http://www.provenenergy.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=28
>
> They're a little bit more substantial than the one in the beeb story
> though :-) (But very quiet...)
>
> Jim

Saw one of those (probably the 6kw unit) the other weekend when looking at
a house for my in-laws - wierd looking things "in the flesh". I
guess the
blade shape must cut down the noise as it was pretty quiet from probably
30m away and that was with the wind coming from the turbine my way.

Phil