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Koakie t1_it6jjhq wrote

Reply to comment by fongboi97 in Aeromine says they have solved many of the problems that have long made domestic rooftop wind power compare poorly to solar panels. They claim their "motionless" rooftop wind generators deliver up to 50% more energy than a solar array of the same price while taking up just 10% of the roof space. by lughnasadh

There is still a turbine. But its built in the base. The shape of the thing creates low pressure and pulls air up through the base.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628d17032d7bf45b1f456f6f/b09c6e9b-3188-4c83-9152-fa3887978487/standalone+unit.jpg

Here is another design which pulls air through it, with a turbine in a tube. https://ip.sandia.gov/images/tech/2.png

Or how they can connect multiple air ducts to a single turbine https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTV9wMkd5CFzHrGmrxKyoD2baWr-IxTcRbecQ&usqp=CAU

There are no "external" moving parts is what they mean. Like a regular turbine spinning huge blades.

If they find a way to generate energy by just blowing wind along a few copper coils, let me know.

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