2008-01-03

Hong Kong Micro Wind Turbine Arrays

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Hong Kong Inventors Unveil New Micro-Wind Turbines Suitable for City Dwellers
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Buzzing Hong Kong is better known for keeping lights on all night and the air conditioner running full blast, not saving energy. But engineers in the city have introduced an innovative wind energy technology than can help both rural and city residents protect the environment and cut down on energy costs - without having to spend a fortune on an expensive device. Claudia Blume reports.
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Mr Lucien Gambarota, the inventor of the micro-wind turbines explains, "To date, renewable energy generators have been too expensive and too complex to be used by individual consumers. Our philosophy is to make renewable energy accessible in terms of price and technology, so that every citizen can potentially play a role to improve our environment."
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