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Artificial Aero

bernie
in ForzaMinardi.com Forum -- The Pub
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"This inventor is working on a method of creating artificial tornadoes to generate electricity which he calls the "Atmospheric Vortex Engine". He is claiming that it is possible to create a man-made tornado and use wind turbines to capture the energy from the tornado. On the website there is some video footage of some experimental tornadoes that were generated in a prototype vortex tower in Utah. There seem to be several recent media references to his work including The Economist and The Guardian. Sounds like an interesting idea for a renewable energy source, but what happens if one of these tornadoes gets away" (from slashdot)

http://vortexengine.ca/

Comments

  • MCSF
    Depends how far it gets prior to losing the conditions required to keep it roatating.
  • theweatherman
    Seems an interesting idea. It won't actually be a tornado, it is more akin to a dust devil. Which occur due to surface layer turbulence caused by excessive surface heating. (Knew my course would come in later on here sooner or later).
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