Hi Guy, ... To me, this is like asking if there's a market for a solar-electric module that works inside a house. Sure! I'd love one! But the REALITY is that...
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jerry freedomev
freedomev
Jun 11, 2012 3:46 am
Hi Guy, Dean and All, Yes there is a market but one still can't make energy from...
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Nando
mhp_moderator
Jun 11, 2012 3:46 am
You are trying to give CPR to a moribund white elephant. Of course there is a need for energy in areas where the wind is very low but the energy harvested...
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Michael Klemen
wind4energy
Jun 11, 2012 5:17 am
Dean, If you go to my "Perfect Turbine" page, you can see the kWh/mo that a good turbine can produce. Let's have the rubber meet the road here. ...
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Doug
dougselsam
Jun 11, 2012 6:45 pm
Thanks for the kind words, Gervais. I found that making more power requires more overspeed protection. We recently, finally, got The SuperTwin(TM) to "give it...
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gervais fillion
ve2ckn
Jun 12, 2012 2:55 am
In today's world ,saying that someone is doing a good job does not happen often so why do we are saying much often!!!!!!!You remind me of a guy here that...
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jerry freedomev
freedomev
Jun 12, 2012 2:57 am
Hi Doug and All, Great to...
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Nando
mhp_moderator
Jun 13, 2012 5:26 pm
To all: I have been quite worried in presenting alternative ideas for wind mills because the Betz limiting factor but there are many people trying to...
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Doug
dougselsam
Jun 13, 2012 8:19 pm
Nando: I think the Betz limit comes down to just common sense, with numbers applied. Seems to me we've discussed many times, over many years, the fact that...
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Nando
mhp_moderator
Jun 13, 2012 8:19 pm
I need to correct the site : http://www.africantechnologyforum.com/ It should be : http://www.africantechnologyforum.com/ESME/windhns1/WindHns1.htm to be able...
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Nando
mhp_moderator
Jun 13, 2012 9:56 pm
Doug: Heck, I was praying that you either were drunk or sleeping and not to reply to this message for at least two days. I made a mistake of not sending you a...
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tom mack
tbhpmci
Jun 14, 2012 3:31 am
Hello. Approximately 2004 (2007 ?) , Mike Bergey wrote a post which drew attention to a study which reviewed certain developments in the U.S. PV cell...
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jerry freedomev
freedomev
Jun 14, 2012 3:32 am
Hi Doug, Nando and All, ________________________________ From: Doug <dougselsam@...> To:...
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Ian Woofenden
ianwoofenden
Jun 16, 2012 12:24 pm
Are there any list members at The Energy Fair in Wisconsin this weekend? If so, stop by the Home Power booth and say hello -- I'd like to connect with you. ...
Doug: Thanks for the phone calls and amusing recounting of the conversations. Installations like that, and there are many, are a black eye for everyone who...
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Doug
dougselsam
Jun 20, 2012 4:36 am
OK I can finally report back on what Sam's Club/Walmart said. The gentleman with the British accent who asked me to call back in a few days, is named Jim...
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Dean White
deanrwhite
Jun 20, 2012 1:28 pm
Does anyone know about the NASA experimental plane that had one wing honeycombed(air flow from top of wing to bottom of wing) for a test of efficiency...
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jerry freedomev
freedomev
Jun 20, 2012 3:27 pm
Hi Dean and All, I keep up...
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Nando
mhp_moderator
Jun 20, 2012 3:50 pm
Jerry: The front flaps to increase the air volume on the upper wing surface is to increase the lift of the wind at lower velocities , the air mass under the...
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Doug
dougselsam
Jun 20, 2012 5:44 pm
Dean: I'd stop trying to reinvent the wheel. Just build a wheel. There's nothing wrong with a regular blade using a regular airfoil. A regular airfoil is...
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Alex DePillis
adepillis
Jun 20, 2012 5:50 pm
Doug, thanks for the research. All: While I don't know the wind regime in that parking lot, let's be open to the possibility that it's terrible. Turbulent,...
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Rob Meyers
robmeyers0291
Jun 20, 2012 6:00 pm
Hello again, Not sure if my message went out, but I am resending along with a revised offer to have the tower taken down at our expense. Any interest? Rob...
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jon powers
calwind@...
Jun 20, 2012 7:07 pm
Re: electronic stall control - failures in Palmdale? Doug, thanks for the research. All: While I don't know the wind regime in that parking lot, let's be open ...
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jerry freedomev
freedomev
Jun 21, 2012 10:28 pm
Hi Doug and All, Nasa...
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Doug
dougselsam
Jun 21, 2012 10:28 pm
Hi Jon: Good to have another experienced wind person verify that despite a good wind resource, about half of those demo units are not running. Palmdale has an...
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Ian Woofenden
ianwoofenden
Jun 22, 2012 3:09 am
The correct address for Daryl is: darylsolar1@... Best, Ian ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Thomas Loeber
tom_loeber
Jun 22, 2012 3:12 am
Any blades, vanes or turbines that have to return a substantial portion of the working surface back through the moving air is going to waste power. Upon first...
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Doug
dougselsam
Jun 22, 2012 10:57 pm
Hi Jerry: I'm involved in a related field: Airborne Wind Energy (AWE), that also has a yahoo group. If you take the most ridiculous posts regarding "pet...
