> For those that might not have stumbled across it
> http://www.homepower.com/
> seems AFAICT to be the only publication out there
> a bit "mother earth news"-ish ( hippie commune flavour ie- folks
> all look like jinx,josh or me ;) but practical- not bad.

Hah, well, if I'm going to first in a list that doesn't include "Hit" in
the title, I s'pose "Hippy" is as good as any

I had a momentary brush with alternative energy this week. A fellow
PIClister, a shy lurker, almost got involved with a project for the
Waitakere Council, and thereby almost got me involved too. But in
the end they decided to import one of these from Scotland. Hoots !

http://www.renewabledevices.com/swift/images.htm

Pity. There were readies available for local developers ;-((

Initially the council were considering a vertical blade design, something
along these lines (I think)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrieus_wind_turbine

Those in Auckland may know the site - Olympic Park, opposite the
Gull Service Station in Wolverton St, New Lynn

Um, if that was meant to be a secret, disregard

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