SWIFT Wind Turbine Discussed in American Scientific Article
October 30, 2008
Source: David Biello
Department: American Scientific Magazine
Downtown Muskegon, Mich., population just over 40,000 people, has one thing on New York City's Times Square: a small-scale
wind turbine powering a liquid-crystal display. Only this (smaller) billboard gives the time, temperature, wind direction and wind
speed, along with the cumulative energy generated by the turbine, rather than featuring the latest ad from Samsung or Calvin
Klein. It's the first sign of what Grand Rapids, Mich.-based plastics manufacturer Cascade Engineering hopes will be a revolution in
wind turbines for businesses and residences.
October 30, 2008
Source: David Biello
Department: American Scientific Magazine
Downtown Muskegon, Mich., population just over 40,000 people, has one thing on New York City's Times Square: a small-scale
wind turbine powering a liquid-crystal display. Only this (smaller) billboard gives the time, temperature, wind direction and wind
speed, along with the cumulative energy generated by the turbine, rather than featuring the latest ad from Samsung or Calvin
Klein. It's the first sign of what Grand Rapids, Mich.-based plastics manufacturer Cascade Engineering hopes will be a revolution in
wind turbines for businesses and residences.
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