Jay Leno’s frictionless MagLev Wind Turbine

by Douglas Tapia

Doug Tapia posted this in January. It was exciting enough, I thought it worth posting one more time. GRM

I found this video of Jay Leno discussing his new MagLev Wind Turbine with Ken Johnson of Enviro Energies.  The turbine, technically christened “MagWind Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (MVAWT),” uses magnetism to suspend the turbine, thus providing for virtually friction free operation.  Simply put, the upside is drastically reduced maintenance cost (no bearings to wear out), and improved efficiency (little energy lost to friction).  See for yourself:

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