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 ...

[Mr Tickles] has uploaded a video where he has a cheaper DIY method of making a DIY wind turbine. His project uses a commercial ceiling fan as a turbine for converting the wind energy into ...

Wind turbines convert as much as 50% of the energy they absorb from the wind into electricity ... This is an improvement from 10 years ago, and it's the reason why we're rethinking our decision to put ...

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 ...