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PETE'S BROTHER
10-18-2010, 07:39 PM
http://news.discovery.com/tech/wind-power-without-the-blades.html

The proposed design calls for 1,203 “stalks,” each 180-feet high with concrete bases that are between about 33- and 66-feet wide. The carbon-fiber stalks, reinforced with resin, are about a foot wide at the base tapering to about 2 inches at the top. Each stalk will contain alternating layers of electrodes and ceramic discs made from piezoelectric material, which generates a current when put under pressure. In the case of the stalks, the discs will compress as they sway in the wind, creating a charge.

“The idea came from trying to find kinetic models in nature that could be tapped to produce energy,” explained Atelier DNA founding partner Darío Núñez-Ameni.

In the proposal for Masdar, the Windstalk wind farm spans 280,000 square feet. Based on rough estimates, said Núñez-Ameni the output would be comparable to that of a conventional wind farm covering the same area.
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chefcraig
10-18-2010, 07:57 PM
Probably easier just to give this nutjob a call. The damned thing makes absolutely no sense, but still seems more practical than the Atelier concept.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpm76rD5aIo&feature=fvw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha1z4juJbYc

Anonymous
10-18-2010, 09:20 PM
Wait, is this thing akin to that bladeless fan that had blades that was posted some months ago?

Cheers! :bottle: