New Style VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine)

[C-Bag]

I guess I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place as even the kits are $2-3k and I don't think that's with a tower. I'm just intrigued to see how it does in RL as all the pix, like on top of the bus stop are down low and are spinning away. Speaking of which, what a great way to be able to charge your cell while waiting for the bus! Another thing I'm really interested in is how much noise they make. That's one thing that I'd not thought of until I saw a doc on wind turbines. I'll bet they don't make the wooop wooop prop blades make.