Product Review from Environmental Building News

Wind Turbines on the Parapet


Calling for a change from “turbine on a stick” wind generation equipment, which is unsuitable for most urban environments, AeroVironment, Inc., is introducing a new approach to small-scale wind generation that might best be described as turbines on the parapet. Founded by Paul MacCready, Ph.D., AeroVironment, based in Monrovia, California, has a rich history of applying appropriate technology to the field of aeronautics—MacCready and his company have been pioneers in human-powered and solar-powered flight since the 1970s. AeroVironment also has a long track record with utility-scale wind farms, so it had a lot of experience to draw from when it set out to tackle the problem of wind power in urban settings.
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