I saw this on the front a VW Van on the side of Highway 18 today. I thought Art for the front lawn? A sail for an electric VW Van, I don't know. So I pulled over to ask. It turns out this is just about the first time this new form of vertical wind turbine has seen the light of day. Until now this has been a "Black Project" worked on in secret for months. The two men, Drew Rokeby Thomas and his friend John (didn't get the last name) have a company called ART TURBINE Inc. on Saltspring Island. This new design of turbine could be used in the wind or water to produce enough electricity to power a small house (or use two, they are small). Today they are in the process of testing the output of the turbine at different wind speeds, or highway wind speeds to be more correct. With the "art form" turbine attached to the top of the van they are using the long straight sections of highway 18 to test it's output and rotation. Judging by the number of people that pulled over to ask about the object on the van they have a lot of interest in their turbine. Now don't quote me on any of the details, for more information on this turbine check their website.
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