SWEETWATER, TEXAS IS THE LARGEST WIND TURBINE FARM IN THE USA. AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD SO FAR, AND IT IS STILL GROWING. YOU CAN DRIVE FOR AN HOUR IN A STRAIGHT LINE, AND KNOW THAT IS A LOT OF POWER. WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE WIND TURBINES TO SWEETWATER. IT WAS ALWAYS WINDY THERE. ONE NIGHT I SAT ON THE BACK PORCH AND WATCHED A GRASS FIRE HEADING STRAIGHT TOWARDS US. IT WAS MOVING FAST. LUCKILY IT WAS 30 MILES AWAY. AND WE COULD STILL SEE IT MOVING. THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE WIND NEVER STOPPED THERE. LUCKILY, A EVENING SHOWER DROPPED IT RAIN. IN THIS VIDEO I JUST SHOW A FEW SPOTS WHERE I STOPPED AND TOOK VIDEO, AND SHOWED A VAWT THAT INTRIGUED ME FOR IT'S DESIGN. I GET THE QUESTION OF WHAT KIND OF VAWT I WOULD BUILD IF I WHERE TO BUILD ONE. WELL THIS IS THE ONE. I DONT LIKE THE SAVONIUS DESIGN. IF I WANT A VAWT, IT WILL WILL HAVE LIFT DESIGNED BLADES AND NOT A DRAG UNIT. SO THIS DESIGN AND THE LENZ TURBINE ARE ABOUT THE 2 CHOICES I WOULD BUILD. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SHOW AND TELL. HAPPY NEW YEAR. MUDDy
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