Comments on: SELSAM SUPERTURBINES: Flying wind-turbines for max power http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:55:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Inhabitat » James Law’s High Tech ‘Cybertecture Egg’ for Mumbaihttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-82973 Inhabitat » James Law’s High Tech ‘Cybertecture Egg’ for Mumbai Thu, 29 May 2008 14:08:16 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/#comment-82973 [...] cooling the building envelope. The Cybertecture Egg will use solar photovoltaic panels and rooftop wind turbines to generate onsite electricity. Water conservation will be managed with a greywater recycling [...] [...] cooling the building envelope. The Cybertecture Egg will use solar photovoltaic panels and rooftop wind turbines to generate onsite electricity. Water conservation will be managed with a greywater recycling [...]

]]> By: rain on your paradehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-81565 rain on your parade Fri, 16 May 2008 15:25:42 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/#comment-81565 good idea. and then you start harvesting bodies of local gulls or turns out the low-freq noise from these things distracts some fancy whale specie from mating and some branch of nature lovers organization du jour who love nature more than you will shut this sucker down. OOPS..sorry dear angel investors we didnt think of that ;( good idea. and then you start harvesting bodies of local gulls or turns out the low-freq noise from these things distracts some fancy whale specie from mating and some branch of nature lovers organization du jour who love nature more than you will shut this sucker down. OOPS..

sorry dear angel investors we didnt think of that ;(

]]> By: dezynboyhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-81527 dezynboy Fri, 16 May 2008 04:21:32 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/#comment-81527 What about the poor birds who happen to inhabit the coastal areas where this things would reside? Aren't exposed turbines running up and down the stalk of this thing blowing in the breeze a potential disaster for coastal aviary life? I'm also concerned with how close ships could get near the blades. From the 3rd illustration, all it would take is one strong gust to send those propellers into that tanker! What about the poor birds who happen to inhabit the coastal areas where this things would reside? Aren’t exposed turbines running up and down the stalk of this thing blowing in the breeze a potential disaster for coastal aviary life? I’m also concerned with how close ships could get near the blades. From the 3rd illustration, all it would take is one strong gust to send those propellers into that tanker!

]]> By: mwalker52http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-81520 mwalker52 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:22:38 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/#comment-81520 Why are they always using th 3 blade propellers? there are much more efficient designs. Why are they always using th 3 blade propellers? there are much more efficient designs.

]]> By: colabhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-81517 colab Thu, 15 May 2008 22:37:49 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/#comment-81517 Interesting... but I'm a fan of this floating turbine concept that is already proven to work.http://www.magenn.com Interesting… but I’m a fan of this floating turbine concept that is already proven to work.

http://www.magenn.com

]]> By: clairseachhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-81487 clairseach Thu, 15 May 2008 16:06:55 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/#comment-81487 Why have a blimp and turbines when they can be the same thing? See www.magenn.com for its magnus effect blimp turbine, a much more elegant solution I think, if it works. Why have a blimp and turbines when they can be the same thing? See http://www.magenn.com for its magnus effect blimp turbine, a much more elegant solution I think, if it works.

]]> By: AJhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-81470 AJ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:48:03 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/15/selsam-superturbines-take-flight/#comment-81470 Umm....this looks great in concept, I must say, but I have to think that these guys have significant engineering hurdles to overcome. Plus, the idea ultimately relies on being able to move into the wind (I dont know how much of an advantage this is in an off-shore application). I am all for the idea of multiple small turbines as opposed to the large lumbering ones (and I am of the opinion that the former would be more efficient in the long run, if yields can be matched), but I doubt whether a "flexible shaft that moves with the wind currents" is currently easier to produce and maintain. Plus, they may require a larger amount of space to be deployed. On the positive side, I think they would be visually more appealing than the typical offshore wind farm. Umm….this looks great in concept, I must say, but I have to think that these guys have significant engineering hurdles to overcome. Plus, the idea ultimately relies on being able to move into the wind (I dont know how much of an advantage this is in an off-shore application). I am all for the idea of multiple small turbines as opposed to the large lumbering ones (and I am of the opinion that the former would be more efficient in the long run, if yields can be matched), but I doubt whether a “flexible shaft that moves with the wind currents” is currently easier to produce and maintain. Plus, they may require a larger amount of space to be deployed. On the positive side, I think they would be visually more appealing than the typical offshore wind farm.

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