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The Mag-Wind VAWT (vertical axis wind turbine) was invented in order provide a better way to generate electricity that did not pollute, solved the technical deficiencies of other types of wind turbines, and could put power generation into the hands of individuals in an inexpensive fashion. When computers went from mainframe generation to personal computing, the benefits to the planet and society were far greater than anyone had predicted. Mag-Wind wants inexpensive home electrical power generation to be possible “anywhere”.
Mag-Wind Overview
The Mag-Wind VAWT wind turbine was invented in Canada by Thomas
Priest-Brown and Jim Rowan. The magnetically-levitated Mag-Wind
design solves 11 different problems that previously limited the
development of vertical-axis wind turbines for generation of
electricity. For more reading on the VAWT experiments, please vist
the DOE.
Mag-Wind Company LLC is a Texas-based company. We have set
ourselves the goal of developing and producing wind turbines that can
generate electricity far below the cost of other brands. Texas, with
its seasonal requirement for air-conditioned cooling, has received
our technological expertise with enthusiasm.
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The turbines are manufactured under contract at the facilities
of Vector
Systems, Inc. This Texas company has premises in Richardson and, in McKinney. |
Current Thinking
In the past, our society has fallen into the trap of thinking “big energy”. In North America there is enough energy passing over the roofs of houses to power all of our residential energy needs. By enabling people to do home generation of electricity, we accomplish two things:
We
start reducing the load on the aged commercial grid far more than
“conservation” ever could;
And...
We
give the utilities another form of inexpensive power generation—one
that they don't have to invest millions of dollars to build.
If we put 10,000 wind turbines onto roofs in a city, on a windy day that could produce 50 megawatts of electricity, which could replace a coal-fired or other fossil-fueled power generating plant.
Distributed Generation
Distributed generation of power enables people to protect themselves from disaster outage situations. Why should millions of people be without power because of a fuse blowing in Ohio, or a heat wave? After a hurricane, it would be wonderful if the buildings that survive the gales had their own power, without waiting two weeks for it to come back on. With individual power generation comes increased freedom, untied from problems in anyone else's neighborhood . Also, individuals can reduce their dependence on foreign oil, without reducing their standard of living.
Distributed generation of electricity can protect businesses from power outages too. Where critical systems depend on the power supply, having wind-sourced power available could prevent large financial losses, and could keep a business operating even when the grid is down.
Distributed generation of electrical power (and net metering) can also be good for the power generating utilities as well, since wind-sourced power could help provide additional power and help reduce the instability of the power grid.
(Taken from Mag-Wind site.)
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