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Best of both worlds: The Bluenergy vertical SolarWind Turbine
By MB-BigB | October 20, 2007
GroovyGreen.com reports that Bluenergy AG, a German company, has created what appears to be the first “integrated solar vertical axis wind turbine.” 
So when the wind isn’t blowing but the sun’s out, you still get electricity from the Bluenergy SolarWind. Bluenergy’s different vertical wind turbine models range from 2KW for homes to 8KW for businesses, and come with an inverter built into the base.
You can check out Bluenergy’s official website here. Their site has lots more details on the design of their new vertical wind and solar power turbines, along with downloadable brochures.
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Topics: Solar Power, Wind power |
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