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Fun-Satisfaction-889 t1_it34ymk wrote

Love the concept. I wonder how it would scale with size (eg. one the size of a classic wind turbine).

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Raphaello_Werner t1_it3i1uy wrote

The answer is in the article. Traditional big windmills come pretty close to the Betz limit, these things dont. The good thing is, that they dont claim to revolutionize the established technology. It is a new market and it looks promising although the optics are a huge deal for architects and cityplaners…but who cares in a industiral area

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kharjou t1_it3z9yq wrote

Also some countries have very limited sun. Like the UK

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Angelexodus t1_it4d22m wrote

This. I live in the southern US on a half wooded lot up a large hill. It’s not sunny enough for panels but it would be windy enough for this.

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Svkkel t1_it6gsy0 wrote

And the wind also shines at night!

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