Thursday, March 8th, the Fairlawn Planning Commission voted approval for a new prototype wind turbine called a "windcube". This new design acts much like Cleveland State's proposed wind screw (I hate this article and wish someone else would write something about it) in that it depends on the shape of a shroud like structure to funnel and shape wind current into the turbine in order to increase the velocity of the passing air.
The structure, made mostly of recycled steel, would stand a total of 58 feet tall while the "wind cube" itself is about 25' x 25' x 15' deep is hoped to take advantage of an adjacent location to a Interstate 77 and would help generate power to a neighboring office park.
The technique of generating more power is typically achieved through blade design or increasing size but with the widespread interest in utilizing wind currents for electricity generation the effort to build cheap and effective turbines that can generate power at slow, sustained wind speeds in on.
The developer of the "wind cube", Green Energy Technologies, is located in Bath, Ohio. Another example of local companies making a difference and working towards allowing Ohio to stand out as an example of the new sustainable economy.
Resources:
American Wind Energy Association
GCBL interview with CEO of Green Energy Technologies
Green Energy Technologies (if you missed it the first time)
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