Assessment of the small‐capacity straight‐bladed VAWT for sustainable development of Canada

• Main Authors: Islam, Mazharul, Ting, David S‐K., Fartaj, Amir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2007
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/56613/1/6_IJER-Assessment_of_SB-VAWT-Mazhar_et_al_2007.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56613/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00207230701382149
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Canada has a huge wind power potential of more than 28,000 MW, which represents a significant environmentally benign sustainable energy source. A small-capacity (below 10kW) straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine can compete with conventional sources in niche markets. It converts wind energy to...