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They could have called themselves Blownergy just as well. :-)<br>
<br>
I saw these guys at one of the shows somewhere a while back, and it
prompted me to discuss their merits (lack thereof) with my fellow wind
bozos on the AWEA list - mainly, that this thing is perfect blend of
low performance and high cost that so MANY are searching for. We know
that the helical shape of the rotor is no more, and maybe less,
efficient that a conventional Savonius turbine, and we know that
vertical is not the optimal orientation for PV (unless you happen to be
in Alaska), so they provided the icing on the cake by creating the need
for sliprings on a timy, spinning PV module that should blow the mind
of any known MPPT controller available.<br>
<br>
PT Barnum would have loved this thing.<br>
<br>
Matt T<br>
<br>
Allan Sindelar wrote:
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company here in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Santa Fe</st1:place></st1:City>
that fits that
description: Bluenergy Solarwind (<a href="http://www.bluenergyusa.com/">www.bluenergyusa.com</a>).
I have yet to see a product from them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman"
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Allan Sindelar<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><a
href="mailto:Allan@positiveenergysolar.com">Allan@positiveenergysolar.com</a></span></font><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">NABCEP Certified
Photovoltaic Installer</span></font><font color="black"><span
style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">EE98J Journeyman
Electrician</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman"
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Positive Energy,
Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman"
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">3201 Calle Marie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Santa Fe</span></font></st1:City><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;">, <st1:State w:st="on">New
Mexico</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">87507</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman"
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">505 424-1112<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><a
href="http://www.positiveenergysolar.com">www.positiveenergysolar.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">The name Helix made me
recall another VAWT company by that
same name [?] that offered a nearly identical device except that it's
helical flutes were covered with PV cells. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Really.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">A 2006 PV customer with
an excellent wind
friendly ridge-top home sent me the link which I can't find. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">They just never give up.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Jim Duncan<br>
<st1:place w:st="on">North Texas</st1:place> Renewable Energy Inc<br>
817.917.0527<br>
<a href="mailto:ntrei@earthlink.net">ntrei@earthlink.net</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ntrei.com">www.ntrei.com</a> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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href="http://www.helixwind.com/en/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.helixwind.com/en/index.php</a><br>
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Anyone have any feedback on these?<br>
<br>
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