While surfing the web the other day I ran across a pretty innovative wind turbine from Clarian Technologies. It’s called the Jellyfish Wind Appliance. It’s quiet and affordable. Clarian hopes to mass produce them for a retail price point of $400.
I like the vertical design and the price point. Distributed power generation should play a key role in the next smart power grid. It promotes self reliance and energy conservation by reducing the power loss through transmission. While this model isn’t designed to be directly connected to the grid, I think it’s a good start and a perfect low cost addition to existing solar installations.
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1 Thomas // Apr 25, 2010 at 7:27 pm
I’m a home owner who would love to see a product like this available at my local HomeDepot store. I’m intrigued to say the least, its a chance for the average homeowner to afford green technology that works fairly well. With two or three of these sitting on my roof top I might be able to completely eliminate my electricity bill and dare I say have the electricity company paying me for power that I’ve sold back to the grid. I would like to see or hear from some one that owns one. I wonder if it does what it says. Any one out there feel free to email me on this. Sheares@sbcglobal.net
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