Helix Collapse Fails to Crush Hope for Vertical Wind Turbines
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 17:00
in Physics & Chemistry
The failure of "rooftop" wind energy's most trumpeted start-up underscores the technology's challenges, but believers insist vertical turbines have their place.
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