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2. Since the advent of history...

3. the earliest civilizations have been harnessing

4. The POWER of the WIND

5. As time passes by,

6. Innovated ways of using wind power are constantly being

7. DEVELOPED

8. Impressive designs & structures of wind turbines were made possible

9. Here they go...

10. The 10 best wind turbine designs that you might haven't seen before...

11. Let the countdown BEGIN!

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15. #10 The Sky Serpent

16. The Sky Serpent

17. The Sky Serpent makes use of multiple rotors attached to a single generator.

18. These turbines are being built and tested in California, in part funded the California Energy Commission.

19. How It Works

20. The Sky Serpent's rotors are spaced and angled to ensure that each one is catching fresh wind

21. UNLIKE Past Multi-Rotor Turbines

22. #9 Architectural Wind

23. Architectural Wind

24. Architectural Wind is a small wind turbine that can be mounted on the top edge of a building.

25. A variety of buildings have installed rows of these turbines,

26. Maui Ocean Center in Hawaii Logan International Airport in Boston including the Maui Ocean Center in Hawaii and Logan International Airport in Boston.

27. How It Works

28. As the wind hits the side of a building, the resistance creates an area of accelerated air flow - straight up .

29. WIND

30. This wind turbine catches winds as they travel up the wall.

31. The Stronger the wind, the faster it turns. WIND

32. #8 Spiral Drag Wind Turbine

33. Spiral Drag Wind Turbine

34. This vertical axis turbine uses drag propulsion to push the blade that is designed as an involute spiral.

35. How It Works

36. The turbine uses aluminum vanes formed into an involute spiral

37. Giving the blade extremely high surface area to capture wind and rotate.

38. This design is still at itsdevelopmental stage.

39. #7 WePOWER

40. WePOWER

41. WePOWER is a vertical-axis wind turbine

42. that operates quietly and performs well in low-speed winds.

43. WePOWER turbines are used in wind farms, homes, cell towers and buildings.

44. How It Works

45. WePOWER uses a combination of both lift and drag.

46. Its unique airfoil enables it produce power at low wind speeds.

47. #6 Honeywell Wind Turbine

48. HoneywellWind Turbine

49. Honeywell is a rooftop wind turbine that works in wind speeds as low as 2 miles per hour.

50. It is designed for homes and businesses.

51. How It Works

52. The Honeywell turbine does not have gears like traditional wind turbines.

53. Instead, it creates power from magnets in its blade tips and in the enclosure for the blades.

54. This, claims Honeywell, results in lower resistance, which can mean higher energy output.

55. #5 Light Wind

56. Light Wind

57. Light wind simply shows that windpower can be an attractive

58. Or even potentiallybeautiful addition to the landscape

59. How It Works

60. Contemporary vs . Traditional Art vs . Functionality

61. Shaped by its function the big prop spans over one meter on each side

62. It is a self supporting light source that marks the landscape.

63. #4 Mageen Air Rotor System (MARS)

64. (MARS) Mageen Air Rotor System

65. MARS is a high-altitude wind turbine that stays afloat with a helium-filled, airship-like body.

66. It can be tethered up to 1000 feet in the air.

67. How It Works

68. MARS rotates around a horizontal axis as the wind hits fins along the side.

69. The rotation generates electricity, which is transferred down the power line,

70. which doubles as its tether, to the ground.

71. #3 Windspire

72. Windspire

73. Windspireis a vertical wind turbine, similar to the Quiet Revolution.

74. This 30-foot tall, 4-foot wide turbine generates 2000 kilowatts per hour given 12-mph winds,

75. and it can survive winds up to 105 mph.

76. How It Works

77. Windspirehas a tall, thin propellerless rotor.

78. It generates power when wind spins its vertical airfoils.

79. These wind turbines have been installed across the county.

80. In homes, museums, businesses and schools.

81. #2 Quiet Revolution qr5

82. Quiet Revolution qr5

83. The qr5 wind turbine is designed for an urban environment with low wind speeds and changing wind directions.

84. How It Works

85. Traditional wind turbines capture horizontal winds and must rotate to follow changes in wind direction.

86. The qr5's helical design allows the turbine to collect wind from all directions equally.

87. The first qr5 turbine was installed in Dagenham London in March 2007.

88. Over 70 turbines had been installed throughout the United Kingdom At the end of 2008.

89. #1 WhalePower

90. WhalePower

91. The WhalePower Company, has redesigned the typically smooth blades on a turbine,

92. adding a series of ridges, based on tubercles, the bumps on humpback whale fins.

93. This new blade design can increase the wind farm’s annual electricity production by 20%.

94. How It Works

95. WhalePower'stubercle-like structures on the turbine blades allow the blades to have steeper angles

96. without causing stalling or creating too much drag.

97. During low wind, blades with steeper angles can theoretically generate significantly more power.

98. WhalePower Quiet Revolution qr5 Windspire Mageen Air Rotor System (MARS) Light Wind Honeywell Wind Turbine WePOWER Spiral Drag Wind Turbine Architectural Wind Sky Serpent Top 10 Wind Turbine Designs

99. Web Resources http://www.whalepower.com/ http://www.quietrevolution.co.uk/qr5.htm http://www.mariahpower.com/ http://www.magenn.com/ http://www.earthtronics.com/honeywell.aspx http://www.wepower.us/ http://www.stiltman.com/html/wind_power.html http://www.avinc.com/clean_power/arch_wind/ http://www.speakerfactory.net/turbines/ http://www.demakersvan.com/ http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/jason-bruges-studio-wind-to-light.html

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