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Energy, Innovation

Galloping Gertie Wind Harvest

10.15.07 | 2 Comments

Using aeroelastic flutter, the same effect that resulted in the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (aka Galloping Gertie), Shawn Frayne has created a wind harvest device that is small, cheap to produce, and simple. The 2:05 video below has details of the breakthrough.

Frayne desribes the breakthrough


Video of Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Tip of the Hat: Popular Mechanics

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