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Jim Super Member I'm a handsome gutless invertebrate. Posts: 15,942	Bladeless wind turbine Mar 16, 2021 18:55:30 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Jim on Mar 16, 2021 18:55:30 GMT This looks interesting, but probably not for boats. One for the garden peterboat. I'd be interested. vortexbladeless.com/
	NB Bittern's Boom, 32ft Narrowboat reg'd 1968, moored on the highest mooring on the network.

kris Super Member Posts: 22,405	Bladeless wind turbine Mar 16, 2021 19:00:23 GMT via mobile kris likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kris on Mar 16, 2021 19:00:23 GMT Now they remind me of something, but I can’t think what?

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Bladeless wind turbine Mar 16, 2021 19:06:26 GMT via mobile

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NB Bittern's Boom, 32ft Narrowboat reg'd 1968, moored on the highest mooring on the network.

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Bladeless wind turbine Mar 16, 2021 19:08:00 GMT

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This looks interesting, but probably not for boats. One for the garden peterboat . I'd be interested.

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Read about it this morning, I wonder how much energy they produce? however they can be placed close together

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JohnV Super Member Glorious winner of the 2016 Thunderboat photo competition Posts: 17,243	Bladeless wind turbine Mar 16, 2021 20:57:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by JohnV on Mar 16, 2021 20:57:19 GMT there was a thing on youtube where somebody did quite a good video on a couple they built ...... I will have a trawl round and see if I can find it
	the biggest disadvantage of age .... is that you can't outgrow it

JohnV Super Member Glorious winner of the 2016 Thunderboat photo competition Posts: 17,243	Bladeless wind turbine Mar 16, 2021 21:06:11 GMT peterboat likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by JohnV on Mar 16, 2021 21:06:11 GMT Mar 16, 2021 20:57:19 GMT JohnV said: there was a thing on youtube where somebody did quite a good video on a couple they built ...... I will have a trawl round and see if I can find it Yup found it
	the biggest disadvantage of age .... is that you can't outgrow it

thebfg Super Member RIP Mouse. Posts: 9,056	Bladeless wind turbine Mar 17, 2021 19:02:30 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by thebfg on Mar 17, 2021 19:02:30 GMT To be fair if it was on a boat wouldn't the rocking motion cause it to oscillate and thus create power.

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