On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 12:41:38PM -0500, Stephen Kandul wrote:
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> Say, thanks for the link to the Windbelt information. Looks like they have
> scaled up to a one meter square grid and are testing it in Hong Kong as of last
> year.
I'd heard that they were actually moving forward with this, but hadn't
heard the details. Thanks!
> Looks like the sort of technology that would be great for boaters who
> want a little battery topper offer that is not solar powered. Wonder if you
> could assemble enough of those panels to actually power an electric boat??
I strongly doubt it. The design focus here is the production of small
but useful amounts of power *cheaply* - and that's not the main
constraint on a boat, where the primary goals are 1) minimum size/weight
per unit of power and 2) reliability in a harsh environment. Low cost,
as we all know, is _not_ a primary design goal for marine hardware.
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Ben Okopnik
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