>From: Jed Rothwell > >Ouch! > >http://members.aol.com/fswemedien/ZZUnfalldatei.htm > >http://members.aol.com/fswemedien/ZZUnfalldatei_00_02.htm > >Nothing is perfectly safe. > >- Jed
Ouch indeed. I can't help but wonder if the new spiral shaped wind turbines recently brought to our attention like the ones RC Macaulay showed us at: http://www.windside.com/index.html would have resulted in fewer over-all accidents. The claim has been made that these new spiral shaped turbines are capable of withstanding strong anomalous wind gusts (including hurricane strength) far better too. They also claim to generate more electricity on average as well. They state: "Windside produces electricity at least 50 % more in a year than traditional propeller models." The burning question I would like to have answered is if these designs had been used instead of the more familiar propeller layout would they have been able to generate as much electricity as claimed, if not more? PS: I originally expressed the highly conceited opinion that I thought these spiral shaped wind turbines were not as pretty as the propeller shaped designs. I was wrong. After watching a video of them in operation I now realize they are FAR more elegant looking. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
