This vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) uses five 3” PVC pipes cut in half for blades rotating on three kids bicycle wheels to spin an Ametek 38 volt motor or a wind blue alternator. The whole ...
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Tech Xplore on MSNRecycling wind turbine blade materials to make improved plasticsA new method to recycle wind turbine blades without using harsh chemicals resulted in the recovery of high-strength glass ...
No matter how beneficial generating wind energy is, at the end of their life wind turbine blades end up as landfill. In Europe alone, some 60,000 tonnes of composite sheet waste will be involved ...
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Tech Xplore on MSNBridging the gap: Reusing wind turbine blades to build bridgesJud Ready first visited Beaverbrook Park for an adopt-a-stream event as a graduate student. When he moved to the northwest ...
Fran Scott explores how PhD student Jon Sumanik-Leary from the University of Sheffield is developing a DIY wind turbine for isolated Third World communities. Conventional wind turbines (and other ...
Wind turbines are a great source of renewable energy, and a great DIY project, too. They can be built with all kinds of materials and the barrier for entry is low for the beginner. [Fab] has built ...
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