Comments on: Wind Turbine Power Goes Portable with Foldable Wind Generator

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:23:00 +0000

I guess my main question would be: how many bags of sand would be needed to hold it down? Cause those are pretty easy to get, and there seems to be a good amount of surface area in the legs for holding bags.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:05:31 +0000

Hi, I’m working on an alternative energy project for school and these comments helped me think of the pros and cons. If its dark out, pedestrians could trip over it and hurt themselves, on the other hand this could be the thing that draws the attention away from solar power so people realize that there are other renewable energy sources. Thanks for everything

By: leela naresh b

leela naresh b — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:21:05 +0000

its very good concept of using renewable energy sources creating energy by maintaining environmental conditions.in this world we need energy and it will give sufficient energy to higher level is secondly concept or by combining so many of them by attaching to trains, cara some moving vehicles.here we should understand “something is better than nothing” the problem is we have to store the charge after we get it.research in that area

By: William

William — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:10:26 +0000

Whether or not the design of the Eolic is perfect, when it comes to new technology, you never know what ideas will spark newer better ideas. This design maybe all someone needs piggyback to the energy idea that changes the next generation.
Thanks

By: Kenedid Sheel

Kenedid Sheel — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:11:00 +0000

This idea of foldable wind turbine is very attractive and would surely be very useful in Africa. I would be very grateful if someone would let us know how much it costs. Thanks

By: Jeff Lawrence

Jeff Lawrence — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:18:24 +0000

Electric cars normally create electricity in their braking cycle. Installing a generating devise in the forward motion cycle would create drag and thus more energy output, so no real gain in electricity. Also any forward positioned fan would create pedestrian safety issues.

By: Gabi

Gabi — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:21:09 +0000

Neat idea about taking advantage of train wind!

I had a similar thought of installing small wind turbines on electric cars, which could be used to generate the electricity needed to operate the cars.
The existence of a functioning mini-turbine suggests this might not be impossible.

Anyone heard of such a thing being tried? For the more technically minded- any idea if this would be possible?

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:40:21 +0000

Could it not be possible to utilize the wind power of trains? Turbines can be located at strategic places (every half kilometer apart, perhaps), which will revolve sharply to create energy whenever a train passes nearby. When the energy from one turbine has become exhausted, energy will be generated at the next turbine (passed by the train)along the line.
Could we not utilize similar energy off the coast? Ocean currents can ensure any horizontal turbine will revolve regularly.

By: Moss

Moss — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:12:02 +0000

What i want to know is how much electricity can this gadget produce and at what speed, if it can power my house and the needs in it then its ok.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:05:48 +0000

Okay, lets say i want to use it to charge my phone.
So i will need to find a place that is windy enough to use it.

I think its a bit ineffective.

By: Jeff Lawrence

Jeff Lawrence — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:58:17 +0000

I’m sure that human ingenuity would overcome the stability issue, and obviously the power might be limited but would probably suffice for communications and internet. The only drawback I would see is a safety issue. I couldn’t see these generators in use where there was any danger of someone walking into them in the dark, or any where in public space quite honestly.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:30:59 +0000

I do like this idea, but its not the first time ive come across such a concept.
At the degree show for University of Dundee last year one of the students had designed “a wind turbine called rose”
check it out, its more aimed for domestic use in gardens or parks, not sure how he is getting on with it since the show

anyway info is on his website
http://www.lobania.com/

By: G. Paul

G. Paul — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:44:55 +0000

Great idea. What happens if a dog or kid decides to investigate the unit?

By: neil

neil — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:43:23 +0000

There are no details on power-generating capacity, cost, ease or difficulty of installing the gadget, the size of the blades and the tower, and contact details of where this can be purchased.

Could your correspondent provide this essential information to get to the point of customer benefit? Thanks.

By: Earle

Earle — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:42:10 +0000

I think it a great idea. However there is a concern regarding it ability to with stand strong winds and as a consequence stability. But I do see use in camp sites, RV and even on boats. Maybe this could even be used during the current Haitian crisis, it would be a suitable field test and marketing action.