European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 5 September | 153 comments (153 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

I'm sure this idea has been mentioned but has anyone any comments ?

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by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 06:14:41 AM EST
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That 'windlens' seems to be a lot of material – I wonder at the cost factor. Also, it is nice to see production raised more than twice for a turbine with less than a metre long blades, but how does the increased energy production scale?

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by DoDo on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 06:54:20 AM EST
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Re: People and Klatsch (none / 0)

Sure, you have to wonder about the mechanical practicality of a large scale version and I look forward to seeing that scaled up version tested.

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by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 07:06:31 AM EST
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"Fibonacci Tower" (none / 0)

I wonder what the efficiency results would be (ignoring cost), if fixed position smaller windlenses were installed on a tower. I recall about a month ago that a 13 year old demonstrated greater PV efficiency with this concept.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 07:49:48 AM EST
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Re: People and Klatsch (4.00 / 6)

Shrouded turbines of all manner have been studied for decades. They don't scale well, nor do they reproduce lab efficiencies in the field. Yawing a shroud is tough. And the low pressure vortices drift all over the place.

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by Crazy Horse on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 08:14:30 AM EST
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Re: People and Klatsch (4.00 / 4)

See this thread from 18 months ago.

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by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 08:36:29 AM EST
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Re: People and Klatsch (none / 0)

Thanks, that's brilliant

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by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 08:46:19 AM EST
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Re: People and Klatsch (none / 0)

Nice catch Migs, had totally forgotten.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Mon Sep 5th, 2011 at 09:37:57 AM EST
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Re: People and Klatsch (none / 0)

Thank you, I was hoping you'd come in.

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