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November 2006 installation of 40 micro-wind turbines on Homantin street, Hong Kong. Micro-Wind Turbines, Motorwind, Motorwave, Hong Kong, Wind Power, Clean Energy, Lucien Gambarota

Conventional wind turbine technology has been a bit out of reach for most residential consumers living in urban areas—until now. Researchers at Hong Kong University and Lucien Gambarota of Motorwave Ltd. have developed Motorwind, a micro-wind turbine technology small enough for private use in both rural and urban environments. Unlike large-scale wind turbines, Motorwave’s micro-wind turbines are light, compact (25 cm rotor diameter), and can generate power with wind speeds as low as 2 meters/second.

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