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This is the first silent home wind turbine that destroys solar panels - 1500 kWh of free electricity (www.ecoticias.com)

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Wind power is gradually rising to the challenge, and in the residential market, it is as popular as solar power. Meet the Liam F1 Mini Urban Wind Turbine by Archimedes – a miniature wind turbine specially developed for city use.

This small and revolutionary product delivers energy to home roofs and generates up to 1500 kWh of free electricity per year — and it is silent. The Liam F1 is quickly proving to be a strong contender for solar energy solutions and a worthy contender for solar panels for consumers who are concerned about sustainability and the environment.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

While it's neat that it can automatically adjust for varying wind directions, does it have any way of adapting to very high wind speeds without exploding from too much wind force, like in a hurricane?

Harmony Turbines suffers neither of these problems...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=p4dfGDPUsGM

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Looks like its also a helix design made for high wind, so the answer is likely yes.

The design of the Liam F1 Mini is best suited for cities because turbulence is a characteristic of the wind within city limits. In such conditions, conventional turbines are ineffective; on the contrary, the Liam F1 is designed to perform well.

It actually has a helix-like structure, so it can self-adjust to face the wind in the same way that a weather vane moves. These features guarantee optimal performance and power generation irrespective of fluctuating, oscillating wind conditions.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

I did read that part, but it only mentions self-adjusting the direction. It mentions nothing about furling up or any other self protective measures during dangerously high winds.