Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Spins into Business

[Cy]

Interesting article on a new vertical axis turbine

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9956965-54.html?tag=nefd.top

Link to the company

http://mariahpower.com/

[Yuhjn]

Interesting article on a new vertical axis turbine


Vertical wind is the future. They have less moving parts because they take wind from any (horizontal) direction, and they LOVE turbulence, which has a number of benifits that alone make them better than traditional style turbines.
wikipedia entry with a large number of vertical manufacturers
http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Vertical_Axis_Wind_Turbines
Brief popsci article on building your own vertical (not enough to actually build your own, but perhaps a push telling you that you can)
http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2007-07/going-wind