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15 Oct 2008

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Energy & environment

Vertical thinking

Opinion

The wind turbine in your story 'Whisker with a whisper' (News, 29 September) is a great idea, but as the rotor is almost spherical why not give it a vertical axis and avoid the complexity of providing alignment with the wind?

R Honnor,

Dereham, Norfolk






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