A New Zealand company is breaking new wind with its single blade turbine design. Powerhouse Wind’s Thinair 102 turbine is designed for residential use and is still in the development stage. Features include its elegant silhouette, low cost, ease of use and extremely quiet operation due to the single blade design.
The Thinair’s 3.6m diameter blade is designed to deliver from 3250 to 5200kWh per year on sites with average wind speeds of 5 to 6m/s (1 meter per second = 2.23mph). The average energy-inefficient American home uses around 10,000 kWh per year.
The turbine’s teetering hub design allows the blade to go horizontal to the ground during dangerous high wind conditions.
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