… the blue sky, that is. For the second time in a week, good news on the green front involves what’s over our heads – our roofs.
This time, instead of solar roofing shingles, it’s the Ridge Blade®, “an innovative, affordable and effective way of harnessing the wind’s power to produce renewable electricity.” The Power Collective in the United Kingdom came up with the idea – it’s designed to maximize energy potential, even in low wind, while being visually discreet.
From the pictures, the The RidgeBlade looks like it will be barely noticeable. It sits right on the ridge line on the top of buildings. Wind is forced over the surface, pushing air through the turbine to generate electricity.
The Power Collective is getting some positive attention for this great idea – it’s a finalist in the Dutch Postcode Lottery’s Green Challenge, which means they could win 500,000 euros to help them market the home wind turbine system.
