Ivan Forbes and his son, Glenn, have been working on a vertical axis design for over 30 years. See article starting on page 25.
http://www.lacity.org/san/biosolidsems/downloads/TIRE/Alive_200706_Main-ArticleOnTIRE.pdf
Lest anyone think this is a viable choice, please note that this wind machine has been 30 years in the making and is still not right. For dog's sake, it weighs 5 tons. Nope, not even another 30 years will help this machine become useful.
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Not viable
Lest anyone think this is a viable choice, please note that this wind machine has been 30 years in the making and is still not right. For dog's sake, it weighs 5 tons. Nope, not even another 30 years will help this machine become useful.