Comments on: Wind Power from Highways http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/05/02/wind-power-from-highways/ Zedomax - The DIY, HOWTO, Mod, Hacks, Gadgets, and Tech Blog! Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:11:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jesuspisto http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/05/02/wind-power-from-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-356940 Jesuspisto Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:18:46 +0000 http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/05/02/wind-power-from-highways/#comment-356940 Yeah, it is a good idea, but there's more factors to be considered. Natural counter winds could be greater than the wind produced by cars preventing the blades from turning since the design won't allow the blades to turn at an angle where it catches the best wind. Another problem is that the blades would need constant traffic running at optimal speeds and that won't happen at traffic rush hours, or at night. The turbine placed on the side of the road would seem to be more efficient since it could work with both, natural wind, and wind produced by cars, but it may be too far away from cars to be affected by the highway wind. Yeah, it is a good idea, but there’s more factors to be considered. Natural counter winds could be greater than the wind produced by cars preventing the blades from turning since the design won’t allow the blades to turn at an angle where it catches the best wind.

Another problem is that the blades would need constant traffic running at optimal speeds and that won’t happen at traffic rush hours, or at night.

The turbine placed on the side of the road would seem to be more efficient since it could work with both, natural wind, and wind produced by cars, but it may be too far away from cars to be affected by the highway wind.

]]> By: Izl http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/05/02/wind-power-from-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-288826 Izl Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:11:49 +0000 http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/05/02/wind-power-from-highways/#comment-288826 Wow thats an extrmely useful idea... Wow thats an extrmely useful idea…

]]> By: girrrrrrr2 http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/05/02/wind-power-from-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-272416 girrrrrrr2 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:32:45 +0000 http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/05/02/wind-power-from-highways/#comment-272416 we need more of these... as long as the power bill goes down... we need more of these… as long as the power bill goes down…

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