Rooftop Wind Power Might Take Off by Using Key Principle of Flight

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By Scientific AmericanApr 22, 2020, 11:00 am195 ptsTrending
By Andrea Thompson Solar panels perched on the roofs of houses and other buildings are an increasingly common sight in the U.S., but rooftop wind systems have never caught on. Past efforts to scale down the towering turbines that generate wind power to something that might sit on a home have been plagued by too…

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