Quivering strips provide wind power where turbines cannot

Back in 2014, US Army engineers Charles Marsh and Carl Feickert envisioned a wind-power system inspired by Venetian blinds fluttering in an open window. They have since teamed up with eight colleagues, creating a system that generates power in breezes that are too light to turn the blades of a traditional wind turbine.

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Category: Energy

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• Renewable Energy
• US Army
• Wind

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