Powerhouse Wind’s Unique Single Blade Wind Turbine
You may recall Residential Wind Power running an article on a unique wind turbine last year. The Single Blade wind turbine has evolved even further and has taken the Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine to a new level. The guys have launched a new web site and have provided Residential Wind Power with some fresh snaps of the beauty which you can find more of at the end of the post.
The home scale single blade wind turbine previously introduced on this site continues to make good progress in the South Pacific. Powerhouse Wind, based in Dunedin, New Zealand are using a new take with clever electronics to bring the single blade concept to the domestic wind market. A single blade has the appealing benefit of being the most minimal way to sweep a given area. Combined with the electronic innovations, it also creates the opportunity to design a machine that can sense wind strength and react to gusts to improve energy capture from the variable winds typical of a house site.
Powerhouse Wind’s designers are also very conscious of developing the turbine for the best possible fit with the domestic environment. The machine is styled to be aesthetically pleasing, offers a very low visual profile, having only blade, and is quiet by virtue of having only 1/3 of the noise sources of conventional machines. Early machines have been finished in a silver and natural cast aluminum finish. The commercial machines will offer complete automation, including command and output reporting via the internet.
For more information about the project, the product or to register your interest for future newsletters, please visit www.powerhousewind.co.nz or if you are intersted in building your own wind turbine check out our wind turbine plan review here
The Powerhouse Wind Single Blade Wind Turbine
Powerhouse Wind's Brilliant wind turbine in action
