Wind of change - Ecotricity reveals plan to target urban turbine market

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Green energy company trialling 6kW vertical-axis turbine that it says may be 40 per cent more efficient than similar sized models

Green energy company Ecotricity is to trial a 15 metre tall wind turbine it claims could be up to 40 per cent more efficient than similarly sized models currently on the market. The vertical-axis 6kW...

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