WindPylon
WindPylon
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- Nairn0
I've read this question, raised in the NewScientist, or some other such rag, over the past few months.
I think the concept was undermined by height requirements and inability oif the unit to rotate to maximise wind usage, but this may have been under the assumption that the rotor would be a traditional, horizontal mount. I can't see why it wouldn't work with an internal, vertically-mounted rotor, as I think you imply. I've also got a feeling that electricity pylons are specifically built in less windy areas, which would make sense - they'd be more expensive to build and maintain if they trailed a mountain ridge.
I'll try and dig out the article.