Vertical axis wind turbines - a great engineering discussion about their pros and cons: less efficient, but better able to use low wind speeds for distributed energy generation in cities. And the complex components are more readily repaired because they're closer to ground level.
At 8:13 she points out that the downwind blade generates only about 20% of the power of the upwind blade, because the energy has been captured by the upwind blade.
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