"One of the main advantages of VORTEX is its dramatic low cost - it will produce energy at a 40% lower cost than a comparable wind installation....
Of course, it won’t be immune to fatigue. The wind can cause twisting and displacement of the structure, primarily in the elastic rod, especially in the lower section that has to withstand greater forces. However, studies carried out by the company confirm that, the stress on the rod is far from the working limit of the materials, i.e. carbon fiber. Computational modeling estimates operational lifetime of the installation to be between 32 and 96 years ."-vortex indiegogo from a while back source link
Very interesting product, don't know if the physics and costs will live up to the hype, but several high profile publications/sites seem to have covered the product, and presumably not found it wanting. If it does live up to the hype this is going to be a very exciting tech in the near future, as it seems some of the higher capacity designs might come by 2017.
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