Firefly is a New VAWT Small Wind Turbine

By archives on Oct. 3, 2012 | Topics: Conservation, Wind | 0 Comments

South Carolina-based Firefly Power is one of 20 other social- or environmentally-inclined companies presenting at the i2i Awards program in conjunction with SXSW Eco in Austin through Friday, October 5, 2012.  The company makes lightweight small wind turbines out of carbon-fiber blades in the vertical axis form.  The residential unit is rated at 1.8 kW, weighs less than 60 pounds, cuts in at 10 mph winds, and is expected to sell for about $7,000, according to Firefly Power.

[+] More about vertical-axis turbines by Firefly Power.

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