> The unit is about 50% shorter than traditional wind towers This is the same thing people say about VAWTs... but they don't build HAWTs really tall just for f

> The unit is about 50% shorter than traditional wind towers This is the same thing people say about VAWTs... but they don't build HAWTs really tall just for fun, the wind speed is faster and more consistent up there. So all they are really saying is "the one we built isn't very big" I think the biggest benefit to this design is that it looks like it could be dirt cheap to make and maintain since it appears to have very few moving parts exposed to the elements.