Clip-on wind turbine aims to supplement solar panels

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/","20130807121707","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1375877827"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>Clip-on wind turbine aims to supplement solar panels</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta name="robots" content="index,follow"/> <meta name="description" content="Crowdfunding has come to the small wind generation field with an Indiegogo campaign for a small wind generator intended for an interesting target niche: cl..."/> <meta name="keywords" content="Wind turbine,Energy,Electricity,Indiegogo,Wind,Generator,Electrical,Grid,Environment"/> <meta name="news_keywords" content="Wind turbine, Energy, Electricity, Indiegogo, Wind, Generator, Electrical, Grid"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/"/> <link rel="image_src" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/solarcliponwindgenerator-6.jpg"/> <link rel="alternate" media="handheld" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://m.gizmag.com/article/28527"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707cs_/http://files.gizmag.com/static_styles.min.css?x=1375858851"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20130807121707cs_/http://www.gizmag.com/css/dynamic_styles.php?x=1375858851"/> <script src="/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/css_browser_selector.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" title="Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20130807121707im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/favicon.ico"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/web/20130807121707im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/apple-touch-icon.png"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/web/20130807121707im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png"/>   <script type="text/javascript"> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; (function() { var gads = document.createElement("script"); gads.async = true; gads.type = "text/javascript"; var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; gads.src = (useSSL ? "https:" : "http:") + "//web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js"; var node = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { gpt_leaderboard = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/ecoGizmo_Leaderboard_Top_728x90', [728,90], 'leaderboard') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_islandtr = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/ecoGizmo_IslandTop_Right_300x250', [300,250], 'island_top_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_islandbr = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/ecoGizmo_IslandBottom_Right_300x250', [300,250], 'island_bottom_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_billboard = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/Billboard', [970,250], 'billboard') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_skyscraper = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/ecoGizmo_Skyscraper_Right_160x600', [160,600], 'skyscraper_right') .addService(googletag.pubads()); gpt_bottom_inc = googletag.defineSlot('/1007667/ca-pub-1607124478120364/bottom_include', [1,1], 'bottom_include') .addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.pubads().set('page_url','https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/'); googletag.enableServices(); }); </script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/global_public.js?1375877827"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/articles_public.js?1375877827"></script> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/login_comments.js?1375877827"></script>  <div id="fb-root"></div> <script> window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId: '38456013908', status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true, oauth: true, channelUrl: window.location.protocol + '//web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/fb_channel.php' //channel file to avoid cross domain communication issues }); FB.Event.subscribe('auth.logout', function(response) { if(response.authResponse===null){ //user is logging out of facebook logoutUser(); } }); }; // Load the SDK Asynchronously (function(d){ var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk', ref = d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true; js.src = "//web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js"; ref.parentNode.insertBefore(js, ref); }(document)); var $jqr = jQuery.noConflict(); $jqr(document).ready(function() { var fbuser = checkFBUser(); }); </script>   <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2235360-4']); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 1, 'Section','Environment',3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 2, 'Writer', 'Mike Barnard', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 4, 'PPV_test3', '1', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 5, 'ArticleID', '28527', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 3, 'View', 'Article', 3 ]); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageLoadTime']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/https://ssl' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(ga); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/ga_social_tracking_min.js"></script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://edge.quantserve.com/quant.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">_qacct="p-23Y-rtuj52xr6";quantserve();</script> <noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-23Y-rtuj52xr6.gif" style="display: none" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/></noscript>   <div class="index" id="top_index"> <div class="index_center"> <ul class="header_links float_left"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.youtube.com/user/gizmag" title="Gizmag's YouTube Channel" id="header_youtube">Gizmag's YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://twitter.com/gizmag/" title="Follow Gizmag on Twitter" id="header_twitter">Follow Gizmag on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/stumble/stumblethru:gizmag.com?utm_source=GizMag&utm_medium=StumbleThru&utm_campaign=StumbleThruButton" title="Explore Gizmag" rel="nofollow" id="header_stumbleupon">Explore Gizmag</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" title="Subscribe to Gizmag's RSS feed" id="header_rss">Subscribe</a></li> </ul>  <div id="search_form_top"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-top"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-1607124478120364:cf1bgg5f284"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11"/> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"/> <input type="text" name="q" size="28" class="gsearch"/> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search"/> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box-top&lang=en"></script> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="top_strip"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/product-comparison/" target="_blank">Read our latest product comparisons</a></div> <div class="center"> <div id="header"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/" id="logo"></a> <div class="snap_noshots" id="leaderboard"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("leaderboard"); }); </script> </div> </div>  <div id="top_stories"> <ul> <li id="top_story0"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/olev-buses-korea/28573/" title="OLEV-powered buses enter regular use in Korea"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/olev-buses-korea/28573/">OLEV-powered buses enter regular use in Korea</a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story1"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/cultured-beef/28584/" title="First public tasting of US$330,000 lab-grown burger"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/cultured-beef/28584/">First public tasting of US$330,000 lab-grown burger</a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story2"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/harvest-dome-2/28595/" title="Dome of broken umbrellas takes to New York river"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/harvest-dome-2/28595/">Dome of broken umbrellas takes to New York river</a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story3"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/clear-air-turbulence-detection-system/28593/" title="Laser-based turbulence detector could mean safer flights"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/clear-air-turbulence-detection-system/28593/">Laser-based turbulence detector could mean safer flights</a> </div> </li> <li id="top_story4"> <a class="ts_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wi-fi-track-smartphone-creepydol/28585/" title="CreepyDOL system can destroy your privacy for about US$500"></a> <div class="ts_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wi-fi-track-smartphone-creepydol/28585/">CreepyDOL system can destroy your privacy for about US$500</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div id="more_top_stories"> <a id="mts_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/"></a> <a id="mts_txt" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/top_stories/">more top stories</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="billboard">  </div> <div id="content" class="narrow_content"> <div id="article_top" class="summary_details" data-article="28527">  <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ENVIRONMENT</a> </div>  <h1 id="ar_title">Clip-on wind turbine aims to supplement solar panels</h1> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/author/mike-barnard/" rel="author">Mike Barnard</a></p> <p><em>August 1, 2013</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="wind-turbines-for-solar-panels#comments">17 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="article_share_rail"> <div class="as_button"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/" data-send="false" data-layout="box_count" data-show-faces="false"></div><script type="text/javascript">_ga.trackFacebook();</script></div> <div class="as_button"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="gizmag">Tweet</a></div> <div class="as_button"><div class="g-plusone" data-size="tall" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/"></div></div> <div class="as_button"><iframe style="overflow: hidden; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707if_/http://badge.stumbleupon.com/badge/embed/5/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gizmag.com%2Fwind-turbines-for-solar-panels%2F28527%2F" width="50" height="60" id="iframe-stmblpn-widget-1"></iframe></div> <div class="as_button"><div class="pin-it-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707oe_/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/" data-image="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/solarcliponwindgenerator-6.jpg" data-description="Crowdfunding has come to the small wind generation field with an Indiegogo campaign for a small wind generator intended for an interesting target niche: clipped onto solar panels."></div></div> <div class="as_button"><script type="IN/Share" data-counter="top"></script></div> <div class="as_button" id="reddit_button_rail"><script type="text/javascript">reddit_newwindow='1'</script></div> <div class="as_button" id="email_a_friend_rail"><span class="email_a_friend">Email</span></div> </div> <div id="hero_box" style="width: 505px;"> <a id="hero_link" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/pictures"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/solarcliponwindgenerator-6.jpg" title="The primary niche is to clip the generator to the top of existing solar panels in large ar..." width="505" height="260" alt="The primary niche is to clip the generator to the top of existing solar panels in large ar..."/></a> <div class="pic_caption"> <p>The primary niche is to clip the generator to the top of existing solar panels in large arrays</p> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/pictures" id="gallery_link">Image Gallery</a> (5 images) </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <div id="top_unit"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> <p>Crowdfunding has come to the small wind generation field with an Indiegogo campaign intended for an interesting target niche: a small wind generator designed to be clipped onto solar panels. According to its pitch, Cleantec Wind has not only created a prototype, but calculated possible energy returns, targeted a price point and lined up suppliers for initial deliveries and has turned to Indeigogo to get his small startup off the launch pad.</p> <ul id="gallery_images"> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/pictures#1" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/solarcliponwindgenerator-0.png" title="The device is a narrow-profile Savonius style wind generator. http://www.indiegogo.com/pr..." alt="The device is a narrow-profile Savonius style wind generator. http://www.indiegogo.com/pr..."/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/pictures#2" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/solarcliponwindgenerator-1.png" title="Ring envisions the generator distributed on the top of existing infrastructure such as pip..." alt="Ring envisions the generator distributed on the top of existing infrastructure such as pip..."/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/pictures#3" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/solarcliponwindgenerator-2.png" title="Ring sees urban light poles as an excellent opportunity" alt="Ring sees urban light poles as an excellent opportunity"/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/pictures#4" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/solarcliponwindgenerator-5.png" title="Cleantec's Michael Ring and business development lead Samuel Zimmerer" alt="Cleantec's Michael Ring and business development lead Samuel Zimmerer"/></a></li> <li id="view_all"><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/pictures" class="blue">View all<br/></a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <p>Cleantec's idea is to add lightweight narrow-profile wind generators to the top edge of solar panels. This would put the wind generators a few feet above the ground and in the very turbulent air that will exist in a hot solar array with wind blowing across it. This is an interesting proposal. The solar panels already generate electricity and are already tied into the grid for that purpose. (However, solar farms are engineered for the weight of the panels, the shadows that the panels cast and the output of the solar farms, so the prospect of strapping on a wind generator poses some challenges.)</p> <p>Another interesting element is the Indiegogo campaign itself. Cleantec has created a range of low-end to high-end rewards for contributions, including working devices. The company has a simple prototype and renderings which do not reflect what they consider the final product.</p> <p>The wind generator itself is a fairly standard multi-blade Savonious drag generator, which means its output will likely be lower than Darrieus or tri-blade horizontal-axis wind turbines. That's acceptable if the niche fits the generator and price point is appropriate for the amount of energy produced, but we wonder if a Darrieus generator would be a better fit. Both Savonius and Darrieus wind generators have axes parallel to the blades and are typically referred to as vertical-axis wind turbines. The difference is that a Savonius generator uses drag only to capture energy from the wind and has greater upwind drag on the opposite side, while Darrieus blades typically have an aerodynamic component for added speed, lower upwind drag and hence greater generative capacity. Textbooks since the '70s have included standard graphs of power curves for these types of devices.</p> <p>The generator is claimed to produce 2000 W output, greater than a typical solar panel it might be attached to. At present, any test data or independent testing of the prototype that might have been used to validate the 2000 W is not publicly available from the company's website or the Indiegogo campaign site, though Cleantec's intent is to make it more efficient with such things as curved blades to catch wind from more angles, magnets to reduce resistance to lower start speed and high-efficiency bearings. Such optimizations are familiar on small wind generators like this, and have not historically proven to be economically justifiable when full lifecycle cost of electricity calculations are done. There are many of these types of devices that possibly could be retrofitted for the niche at lower cost via an OEM model rather than creating a new one from scratch, and this might be a direction Ring could choose to go if the engineering difficulties start to mount.</p> <p>Though the proposed device may not be perfect, Cleantec's suggested an interesting niche for small-scale distributed wind, potentially increasing the output of solar farms in the day and yielding generation at night.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/new-wind-turbine" target="_blank">Indiegogo</a></p>    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://static.fmpub.net/zone/7980"></script> <div id="bottom_unit"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div> </div> <span class="title share_bar">Share</span> <div id="article_share_bar" class="dotsontop share_bar"> <div class="as_button fb_as_button"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/" data-send="false" data-layout="box_count" data-show-faces="false"></div><script type="text/javascript">_ga.trackFacebook();</script></div> <div class="as_button"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="gizmag">Tweet</a></div> <div class="as_button"><div class="g-plusone" data-size="tall" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/"></div></div> <div class="as_button"><iframe style="overflow: hidden; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707if_/http://badge.stumbleupon.com/badge/embed/5/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gizmag.com%2Fwind-turbines-for-solar-panels%2F28527%2F" width="50" height="60" id="iframe-stmblpn-widget-2"></iframe></div> <div class="as_button"><div class="pin-it-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707oe_/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/" data-image="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/solarcliponwindgenerator-6.jpg" data-description="Crowdfunding has come to the small wind generation field with an Indiegogo campaign for a small wind generator intended for an interesting target niche: clipped onto solar panels."></div></div> <div class="as_button"><script type="IN/Share" data-counter="top"></script></div> <div class="as_button" id="reddit_button_bar"><script type="text/javascript">reddit_newwindow='1'</script></div> <div class="as_button" id="email_a_friend_bar"><span class="email_a_friend">Email</span></div> </div>  <span class="title clear_left" id="author_byline_title">About the Author</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="authorcontainer">  <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/author/mike-barnard/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/author_profiles/194.png" alt="Mike Barnard" id="bio_pic"/> </a>   Mike Barnard has been a deeply interested observer of energy systems for three decades. Following a lengthy discussion with Margaret Atwood and others related to siting of wind turbines in a major Ontario birding area on her blog, he became a blogger on energy concerns, focusing on debunking myths about wind energy.   <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/author/mike-barnard/">All articles by Mike Barnard</a> <span id="author_byline_links">    <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://twitter.com/mbarnardca" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false" data-size="large">Follow @mbarnardca</a> </span> <br class="clear_both"> </div>  <div id="tags"> <span class="title">Tags</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <ul> <li>» <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/electrical/" rel="tag">Electrical</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/electricity/" rel="tag">Electricity</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/energy/" rel="tag">Energy</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/generator/" rel="tag">Generator</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/grid/" rel="tag">Grid</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/indiegogo/" rel="tag">Indiegogo</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/wind/" rel="tag">Wind</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/wind+turbine/" rel="tag">Wind turbine</a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> </div> <div id="bing_unit"></div>  <span class="title" id="comments">17 Comments</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <div id="comment-245335" class="a_comment"> <p>Just a little more dangerous than the guys at Mythbusters. </p> <p>Looks like a little back of the envelope calculation, some quick CAD models, Google search, some what-if thoughts and presto - 'ready to rock' in their own words. No prototype, no testing, no thought of how the induced torque/momentum on the panels, etc. will be problematic. Cost points are speculated with no backing based on a bill-of-material for yet to be determined components. But hey, there are enough folks out there to buy into the big vision of it's easy, cheap and good for the Earth, that they may find some backing. </p> <span class="name">Dekarate</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 04:17 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245356" class="a_comment"> <p>2000 watt hours, maybe. Inefficient design (tri-blades are best), poor placement (low to ground), and not capable of turning into the wind. </p> <p></p> <p>Another crowdsourcing boondoggle. </p> <span class="name">Guy Macher</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 05:01 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245365" class="a_comment"> <p>I think it would be good for when there is little or no sun light but the wind is still present. As mentioned, it would be also good at night time. </p> <span class="name">BigWarpGuy</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 05:35 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245395" class="a_comment"> <p>Well, I would dispute the 2000Watt output number. </p> <p></p> <p>Looking at the photo and using standard panel width of 3.5 feet, I estimate the blade portion of the unit covers a swept area of 12' X 1' or 1.11 M^2 </p> <p></p> <p>Using the standard formula for Power available in the wind: </p> <p>1/2 Air density X Swept area X Wind velocity^2 (all figures in metric) </p> <p>I get: </p> <p>1.11 m^2 (12' X 1 = 12 sq feet swept area) </p> <p>8.94 m/s (20MPH) </p> <p>Air density = 1.23 KG/M^3 </p> <p>power = 1/2 X 1.23 X 1.11 X 8.94^2 = 54 Watts </p> <p></p> <p>So theoretical maximum is 54 W. </p> <p>Considering this is a drag machine which operates at low efficiency and even the best machines operate at well below 100%... </p> <p>2000 Watts is pure baloney. </p> <span class="name">jvnn</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 07:24 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245407" class="a_comment"> <p>It is hard to imagine this being a better approach than even a small tower with a standard type turbine attached. Savonious rotors are bad for power generation because of their low top speed and mounting them horizontally gets rid of their big advantage that they can accept wind from all directions. This is just a bad idea all around. </p> <span class="name">Michaelc</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 08:34 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245410" class="a_comment"> <p>These things are not so hard to invent as long as no regard for real feasibility is given. Even large scale VAWT setups have infinite payback time: they will never pay the initial investment back. </p> <p></p> <p>With these things scale is a factor - as in small is less efficient. There is simply no way that these things will ever be financially sensible. And neither ecologically - the power created will simply be minimal. </p> <p></p> <p>The idea that a pair could light up street lamps is out of this world. Even if you are not aerodynamics specialist do a little research - you can get in the right ballpark quite easily. </p> <span class="name">Kent Risine</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 08:41 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245428" class="a_comment"> <p>I wish I would have thought of that, that's a great idea, on a existing platform. that and it would keep the birds off the cells. </p> <span class="name">Jay Finke</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 09:30 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245458" class="a_comment"> <p>Gotta love Ring's idea of mounting them "on existing infrastructure such as pipelines" (see caption on second image). Oh, the irony. </p> <p></p> <p>But seriously, the streetlamp application would work with LEDs. </p> <span class="name">Fritz Menzel</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 09:53 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245608" class="a_comment"> <p>More horse poop from CAD savvy young minds that haven't a clue of the physics behind their fiction. </p> <span class="name">jeronimo</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 02:41 pm PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245656" class="a_comment"> <p>The idea has potential in places where the wind often comes from a similar direction to the the sun (north here). </p> <p>The biggest problem I had with my solar powered house was when it was cloudy for a couple of weeks, and something like this would have helped. </p> <p>As mentioned, the wiring is already there which is a good thing for losses </p> <span class="name">Ozuzi</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 04:28 pm PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245680" class="a_comment"> <p>I like it. The wind often blows when the sun don't shine. Could be used to supplement a rooftop home PV. </p> <p></p> <p>I suggest instead of clipping it to the solar panel, make it longer and able to be clipped to the roof ridge of the home, facing the prevailing winds. </p> <span class="name">T N Args</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 05:30 pm PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-245716" class="a_comment"> <p>Can see many problems here - for a start, solar panels are linked to sunshine direction, would more often than not be at odds with prevailing wind direction, limiting power generation straight away. There is also the disturbance of wind flow on surrounding panels, disrupting cooling, as panels have a reasonably small 'window' of heat tolerence for best eficiency. </p> <span class="name">The Skud</span><br> <span class="date"> 1st August, 2013 @ 07:41 pm PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-246058" class="a_comment"> <p>This has no basis in reality, just because you can have an idea and use sketchup does not mean you havea viable product. </p> <p></p> <p>I have designed solar parks, they are based millimeter perfect to get the modules as close as possible without causing shadow on the next row, this device would cause shadow across the bottom of the rows causing a HUGE drop in generation, this would certainly not be made up by the tiny generation of the turbine. </p> <p></p> <p>The wind uplift is likely to either pull it off the module, or tear the thing apart. </p> <p></p> <p>The reason people build solar parks and not wind farms is often due to the maintenance concerns associated with turbines, i get a feeling these would need repaired every week. </p> <p></p> <p>Devices like this should not be getting crowd funding unless they can at least come up with proof of concept, if not a working prototype. </p> <span class="name">Chris Jackson</span><br> <span class="date"> 3rd August, 2013 @ 12:30 pm PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-246193" class="a_comment"> <p>Phony , the wind also moves west east or east west , the sun is in the south . The math on this idea doesn't jive . </p> <span class="name">Gianfranco Fronzi</span><br> <span class="date"> 4th August, 2013 @ 09:56 pm PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-246229" class="a_comment"> <p>geronimo & Co are right on the nail, by the time you've made this large enough to be efficient enough to be useful enough it'll go flying from the roof in a strong breeze taking the solar panel with it! </p> <p>Back to Physics 'n Maths 101 lads, but with a little Common Sense this time. </p> <span class="name">Spaghetti</span><br> <span class="date"> 5th August, 2013 @ 04:40 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-246283" class="a_comment"> <p>Yeah, this definitely doesn't pass muster on the recent Gizmag articles about how to spot phony wind turbine claims or the dangers of crowd funding. </p> <p></p> <p>If someone were crowd-funding turbines using recycled bike parts and re-purposed tool-motors-turned-generator (or re-purposed hard drive magnets and some good way of getting inexpensive tightly packed wound conductor), I would jump on it in an instant - I think the real innovation in wind technology is in reducing production/repair cost, not in building a better turbine. After all, if I can afford to cover my roof in, say, 20 turbines that average 5Whr output for less than the cost of one turbine that produces an average of 100Whr output, then I've done well AND I've reduced my risk of loosing electrical output due to an equipment malfunction (I'll be reduced to 95Whr while I repair or replace the generator instead of reduced to zero). That's obviously not a plan that will attract big power companies, but for us small-time peeps, it would be perfect for taking advantage of areas that get air flow but a fair bit of shade. </p> <p></p> <p>I could also imagine that, while solar installations don't have room for windmills, big windmills DO have room for solar installations if the panels are cheap enough. </p> <span class="name">Charles Bosse</span><br> <span class="date"> 5th August, 2013 @ 08:26 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-246805" class="a_comment"> <p>"Interesting" all right. The hard result of this is that it turns off good people on clean energy when they get financially taken by devices that cannot provide what they promise. Like the tiny windmills to mount on the peak of your roof that claim to power everything in your house. These scams just make people hostile to wind energy in general. </p> <span class="name">S. Willey</span><br> <span class="date"> 6th August, 2013 @ 07:24 pm PDT</span> </div> </div> <span class="title">Post a Comment</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="comment_form_div"> <div id="comment_form" data-article="28527"> <div id="comments_login"> <form action="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/index.php" name="login_form" id="login_form" onsubmit="return false;"> <p class="bold">Login with your gizmag account:</p> <p id="login_status"></p> <label for="email">Email</label><input type="text" name="email" id="email" value=""/> <label for="password">Password</label><input type="password" name="password" id="password" value=""/> <input type="submit" value="Log In" class="med"/> <div id="options"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/register/">Register here</a><br> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/new_password/">Forgotten your password?</a> </div> <input type="hidden" id="expired_comment" value=""/> </form> </div> <div id="facebook_login"> <p>Or <span class="bold">Login with Facebook:</span></p><br/> <div class="fb-login-button" data-scope="email" data-max-rows="1" data-onlogin="loginFUser(28527);" data-autologoutlink="true"></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div>  <span class="title">Related Articles</span> <div id="related_articles" class="dotsontop"> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-stik-portable-solar-generator/10028/" title="Solar Stik portable solar generator"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/10028_18090853539.jpg" alt="Solar Stik portable solar generator"/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-stik-portable-solar-generator/10028/">Solar Stik portable solar generator</a> <p class="rel_date">18th September, 2008</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/go/7576/" title="Ben Jandrel with the wind charger"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/7576_50707112824.jpg" alt="Ben Jandrel with the wind charger"/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/go/7576/">Wind-powered mobile phone charger</a> <p class="rel_date">5th July, 2007</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/invelox-wind-generator/27377/" title="SheerWind's Invelox wind power generation unit is said to increase energy output by 600 pe..."> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/invelox.jpg" alt="SheerWind's Invelox wind power generation unit is said to increase energy output by 600 pe..."/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/invelox-wind-generator/27377/">Invelox wind turbine claims 600% advantage in energy output</a> <p class="rel_date">10th May, 2013</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/go/7803/" title="Navitas bicycle trailer concept offers 3-way power generation"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/7803_16080714833.jpg" alt="Navitas bicycle trailer concept offers 3-way power generation"/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/go/7803/">Navitas bicycle trailer concept offers 3-way power generation</a> <p class="rel_date">15th August, 2007</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/hymini-portable-charger-solar-wind-power/9122/" title="HYmini 'hybrid mini green power station'"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/9122_8040892518.jpg" alt="HYmini 'hybrid mini green power station'"/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/hymini-portable-charger-solar-wind-power/9122/">Versatile HYmini wind and solar portable charger</a> <p class="rel_date">7th April, 2008</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/kinesis-builds-combination-windsolar-recharger-for-mobile-devices/10731/" title="Kinesis' K2"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/10731_12010965702_1.jpg" alt="Kinesis' K2"/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/kinesis-builds-combination-windsolar-recharger-for-mobile-devices/10731/">Kinesis builds combination wind/solar recharger for mobile devices</a> <p class="rel_date">11th January, 2009</p> </li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div>  <div id="email_friend_div" class="dotsontop"> <p><em>Just enter your friends and your email address into the form below</em></p> <p><span id="emailfriendnote">For multiple addresses, separate each with a comma</span></p> <form id="emailafriend" name="emailafriend" action="" data-article="28527"> <div id="emailresult"></div> <div class="emailbox"> <label for="youremail">Your Email</label><br/> <input id="youremail" type="text" name="youremail"/> </div> <div class="emailbox"> <label for="friendsemail">Friends Email</label><br/> <input id="friendsemail" type="text" name="friendsemail"/> </div> <input type="submit" value="Send"/> </form> <br class="clear_both"/> <p id="privacy">Privacy is safe with us because we have a strict <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/privacy/">privacy policy</a>.</p> </div>  <div id="search_form_bottom"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom"> <span class="title">Looking for something? Search our 23,595 articles</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-1607124478120364:bqw4wo-1udf"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11"/> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1"/> <input type="text" name="q" size="60" id="search_input"/> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search"/> </div> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.google.com/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box-bottom&lang=en"></script> </div> </div> <div id="right_cols"> <div class="island" id="island_top_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("island_top_right"); }); </script> </div> <div id="right_col_a"> <div id="right_col_b"> <div class="ad" id="skyscraper_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("skyscraper_right"); }); </script> </div> <div class="ad"> <span class="title">Sections</span> <ul class="dots" id="sections_list"> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/features/" class="features_reviews_list">Features</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/reviews/" class="features_reviews_list">Reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/">Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/architecture/">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/aroundthehome/">Around The Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/">Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/">Bicycles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/children/">Children</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/computers/">Computers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/digital-cameras/">Digital Cameras</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/">Electronics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/games/">Games</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/goodthinking/">Good Thinking</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/health/">Health and Wellbeing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/destinations/">Holiday Destinations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/homeentertainment/">Home Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/remarkablepeople/">Inventors and Remarkable People</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/laptops/">Laptops</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/marine/">Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/medical/">Medical</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/military/">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/mobiletechnology/">Mobile Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/motorcycles/">Motorcycles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/music/">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/outdoors/">Outdoors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/pets/">Pets</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/">Robotics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/science/">Science</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/space/">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/sports/">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/telecommunications/">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/urbantransport/">Urban Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/">Wearable Electronics</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <span class="title">Recent popular articles in Environment</span> <ul id="recent_popular" class="vertical_sprite recent_popular_20"> <li id="story0"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/" title="Clip-on wind turbine aims to supplement solar panels"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/">Clip-on wind turbine aims to supplement solar panels</a> </div> </li> <li id="story1"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/waterbean-water-bottles/28487/" title="WaterBean purifies tap water to reduce plastic bottle waste"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/waterbean-water-bottles/28487/">WaterBean purifies tap water to reduce plastic bottle waste</a> </div> </li> <li id="story2"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/australia-solar-pv-plant/28541/" title="Australia to get Southern Hemisphere's largest solar PV plant"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/australia-solar-pv-plant/28541/">Australia to get Southern Hemisphere's largest solar PV plant</a> </div> </li> <li id="story3"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/europes-biggest-battery/28496/" title="Europe's "biggest battery" to regulate UK renewable energy"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/europes-biggest-battery/28496/">Europe's "biggest battery" to regulate UK renewable energy</a> </div> </li> <li id="story4"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/ares-rail-energy-storage/28395/" title="ARES system to put energy storage on the right track"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/ares-rail-energy-storage/28395/">ARES system to put energy storage on the right track</a> </div> </li> <li id="story5"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/saphonian-bladeless-wind-turbine/24890/" title="Saphonian bladeless turbine boasts impressive efficiency, low cost"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/saphonian-bladeless-wind-turbine/24890/">Saphonian bladeless turbine boasts impressive efficiency, low cost</a> </div> </li> <li id="story6"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/phytokinetic-planted-roof/28523/" title="Phytokinetic adds a touch of green to public transport"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/phytokinetic-planted-roof/28523/">Phytokinetic adds a touch of green to public transport</a> </div> </li> <li id="story7"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/philips-22w-led-energy-star/26912/" title="Philips 22-W LED is first Energy Star 100-W equivalent bulb ... but why?"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/philips-22w-led-energy-star/26912/">Philips 22-W LED is first Energy Star 100-W equivalent bulb ... but why?</a> </div> </li> <li id="story8"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/giradora-pedail-power-washer/23548/" title="Pedal-powered washer could make a big difference in developing nations"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/giradora-pedail-power-washer/23548/">Pedal-powered washer could make a big difference in developing nations</a> </div> </li> <li id="story9"> <a class="vs_img" href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/dabiri-fish-school-wind-farms/28355/" title="Opinion: Are "school of fish" turbine arrays a red herring?"></a> <div class="vs_title"> <a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/dabiri-fish-school-wind-farms/28355/">Opinion: Are "school of fish" turbine arrays a red herring?</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <div class="island" id="island_bottom_right"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("island_bottom_right"); }); </script> </div>   </div>  </div> <div class="clear_left"></div>  </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/footer_tabs.js?1375877827"></script> <div id="footer_outer"> <div id="footer">  <div class="footer_item" id="footer_popular"> <span class="footer_title">Most Popular Articles</span>  <div class="tabbable"> <ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="most_popular_tabs"> <li class="active"><a data-target="#popular_today" data-toggle="tab" data-period="day">Today</a></li> <li><a data-target="#popular_week" data-toggle="tab" data-period="week">Last week</a></li> <li><a data-target="#popular_all" data-toggle="tab" data-period="all">All time</a></li> </ul> <div class="tab-content"> <div class="tab-pane active" id="popular_today"> <ul class="popular_articles"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/coravin/28535/">Coravin 1000 lets you have a glass of wine without popping the cork</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/glowdeck-wireless-charging-bluetooth-speaker/28597/">Glowdeck portable speaker system does a wireless double act</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/frozen-broccoli-health-benefits-maintained/28609/">Researchers preserve cancer-fighting properties in frozen broccoli</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/lehmann-aviation-la200-la300-uavs/28602/">Lehmann Aviation extends micro UAV line with two new models</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/htc-one-vs-moto-x/28606/">Motorola Moto X vs. HTC One</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/harvest-dome-2/28595/">Dome of broken umbrellas takes to New York river</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-anniversary/28344/">Top 10 milestones of Curiosity's first year on Mars</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wi-fi-track-smartphone-creepydol/28585/">CreepyDOL system can destroy your privacy for about US$500</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/olev-buses-korea/28573/">OLEV-powered buses enter regular use in Korea</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/cyber-security-hacks-defcon-black-hat/28599/">False sense of security: Your TV, car, neighborhood may be hackable</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="popular_week"> <ul class="popular_articles"> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="popular_all"> <ul class="popular_articles"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="footer_item" id="footer_commented"> <span class="footer_title">Most Commented Articles</span>  <div class="tabbable"> <ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="most_commented_tabs"> <li class="active"><a data-target="#commented_today" data-toggle="tab" id="commented_today_tab" data-period="day">Today</a></li> <li><a data-target="#commented_week" data-toggle="tab" id="commented_week_tab" data-period="week">Last week</a></li> <li><a data-target="#commented_all" data-toggle="tab" id="commented_all_tab" data-period="all">All time</a></li> </ul> <div class="tab-content"> <div class="tab-pane active" id="commented_today"> <ul class="commented_articles"> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="commented_week"> <ul class="commented_articles"> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/california-high-speed-railway/28533/">California to get America's fastest high-speed rail line</a> (47)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/sunshine-and-water-into-fuel/28563/">New technique for turning sunshine and water into hydrogen fuel</a> (21)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/upsalite-impossible-material/28393/">Scientists make "Impossible Material" ... by accident</a> (18)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/indycar-2014-engine-twin-turbo/28524/">Twin-turbocharged engines to level IndyCar playing field</a> (18)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/viteo-shower/28538/">Viteo Shower turns outdoor showering upside-down</a> (18)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/wind-turbines-for-solar-panels/28527/">Clip-on wind turbine aims to supplement solar panels</a> (17)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/australia-solar-pv-plant/28541/">Australia to get Southern Hemisphere's largest solar PV plant</a> (17)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/cultured-beef/28584/">First public tasting of US$330,000 lab-grown burger</a> (14)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/kickstater-disaster/28514/">Kickstarting disaster: When crowdfunding backfires</a> (14)</li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/ev-charging-trailer/28513/">Charge to go: The EP Tender portable EV range extender</a> (13)</li> </ul> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="commented_all"> <ul class="commented_articles"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="footer_item nomargin" style="margin: 0px;" id="footer_subscribe"> <div> <form id="footer_email_form" class="form-inline" action="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/index.php"> <span class="small">Subscribe to Gizmag's</span><br/> <span class="large">Email Newsletter</span> <input type="text" name="email" class="email" value="Enter Your Email Address ..." onclick="this.value=''; this.style.color='#999'" id="footer_email"/> <button type="submit" class="bootbtn" id="footer_subscribe_button">Subscribe</button> </form> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/subscribe_footer.js?1375877827"></script> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://twitter.com/gizmag/" class="twitter_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Follow Gizmag on</span> <span class="large">Twitter</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.youtube.com/user/gizmag" class="youtube_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Subscribe to Gizmag's</span> <span class="large">YouTube channel</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/xml/" class="rss_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Subscribe to Gizmag's </span> <span class="large">RSS feed</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/http://www.stumbleupon.com/channel/Gizmag/" class="su_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Follow Gizmag on </span> <span class="large">Stumbleupon</span></a> </div> <div class="subscribe_options"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/https://plus.google.com/105149739082983197804" class="gplus_footer greytitle"> <span class="small">Follow Gizmag on </span> <span class="large">Google Plus</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="copyright"><em>All content copyright © Gizmag 2003 - 2013</em></div> <div class="clear_left"></div> </div> <div class="index" id="footer_index"> <div class="index_center bottom_strip"> <ul> <li><a href="#top">Top</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/about/">About</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/contact/">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/privacy/">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/termsofuse/">Terms & Conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130807121707/http://www.gizmag.com/advertise/" class="brighter">Advertise</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20130807121707cs_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/jqmodal/jqModal.css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/jqmodal/jqModal.js"></script> <div id="subscribe_overlay_container" class="jqmWindowModSize"></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20130807121707js_/http://www.gizmag.com/inc/subscribe_overlay.js?x=1375877827"></script>  <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://static.getclicky.com/js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">clicky.init(110681);</script> <noscript><p><img alt="Clicky" width="1" height="1" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707im_/http://in.getclicky.com/110681ns.gif"/></p></noscript>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://static.fmpub.net/site/gizmag"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config={uid:4159,domain:"gizmag.com"}; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707/https://s3.amazonaws.com/" : "http://") + "static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js"); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/new.cetrk.com/pages/scripts/0008/8786.js"> </script>   <div id="bottom_include"> <script type="text/javascript">googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("bottom_include"); });</script> </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130807121707js_/http://static.fmpub.net/zone/8204"></script>         </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Clip-on wind turbine aims to supplement solar panels