Everybody wants to have a cleaner Earth, but few of them take any actions. One of those people is Doug Selsam, who designed high-power wind turbines that can generate enough energy to power a home. The wind turbines measure about 14-18 inches in diameter and they can generate an impressive amount of 200 watts for a 20 mph wind, but the wind turbines could do better if the winds are stronger.
Selsam’s wind turbines are made of high-strength carbon fiber materials which give the turbines the possibility to be hooked as one. This system is very simple and it weighs a bit, as you see, it can be held in one hand. For the moment, there is no word about release date or availability, therefore I can only say that it’s an interesting concept.
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May 15th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
I’ve always wondered if you could place wind turbines on the sides of highways. This seems like the perfect solution for these tiny turbines. Placed next to a road with traffic running at a consistent 65MPH, they could generate lots and lots of electricity.
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May 18th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
This is pretty cool. The website needs some more information on how I could make one. Something I like about http://www.otherpower.com is that they have plans on how anyone can make a turbine.
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John reply on May 31, 2008 9:15 pm:
Given that Selsam has patented them (pending) and is marketing them, I doubt he wants random people making them. Not being cynical, just realistic. In any case, I believe part of his innovation depends on being able to use very high strength carbon fibers for the shaft (axle? axis? whatever). So, unless we hobbyists have easy access to such groovy materials, we might be out of luck anyway.
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