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Windbelt Inventor Shawn Frayne

Shawn Frayne discusses applications for his windbelt micro-wind nonturbine generator, which is a breakthrough in cheap windpower. Popular Mechanics honored Frayne with a 2007 breakthrough award. Follow the link to see video of a demo.

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PermaKent Permaculture Ideas of J. Kent Hastings » Blog Archive » Raw Solar: MIT Solar Collector Breakthrough Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 3:24 am
[…] thanks to lift from airfoils (shape of airplane wings) with clever mechanical linkages and Shawn Frayne’s micropower windbelt for cheap, small and remote locations, overall there is more potential for renewable energy from […]
PermaKent Permaculture Ideas of J. Kent Hastings » Blog Archive » Power from Water Makes a Splash Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 7:24 pm
[…] The linked article at MAKE online, “Ocean power,” reports that the invention was inspired by the powerful vortex that destroyed the Tacoma Narrows Bridge shortly after it was built in 1940, reminding me of how Shawn Frayne came up with his cheap mylar ribbon “windbelt” power generator. […]

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