Roof-mounted solar-and-wind-powered turbine. Final report (open access)

Roof-mounted solar-and-wind-powered turbine. Final report

This project was an effort to convert solar energy into electricity by utilizing hot-air convection to turn a turbine. To be considered useful, such a mechanism must generate enough electricity at a cost low enough to be competitive with photovoltaics. The extraction of wind energy incidental to the solar experiment was anticipated. The mechanism constructed generates an amount of electricity so small with respect to its cost that it cannot be considered competitive with photovoltaics.
Date: December 22, 1982
Creator: Goerz, J.W.
System: The UNT Digital Library