[Terry @ Nov 27th 2006 7:23AM]

well if you click on the picture it will take you to the website that has the full picture of it and it is actually not so bad. To tell you the truth, I think its better than the traditional wind turbines because it looks better, it can be disguised with various things without interrupting the turbine. It looks pretty cool to for a design to be put in a park or public place like one of the pictures suggested. Nice Work!

[Amy Taivalkoski @ Nov 27th 2006 8:27PM]

As someone who works in the wind industry I just want to add some facts into this discussion. VAWTs have been around for years and no one has successfully gotten them to work. Why? Extracting energy from the wind is all about capturing as much wind as possible. That means long blades and a big "swept area". It also means the turbine has to be up in the clear wind where there are no trees, buildings, or other obstructions to cause turbulence. The pictures at their web site showing the turbines in a park or on top of a building are ridiculous if they are serious about generating energy. Also, the towers are very expensive (lots of steel) so it is much more economical to put the largest turbine possible on one tower, not many smaller turbines are many towers.