....I just became aware of them about a month ago when I happened to see one at a Sears store....
http://www.friendlyrobotics.com/ done a look-up in Google and was thinking wouldn't it be nice to charge batteries with the wind on something like this....then a picture flashed in my mind...
Direct drive from a HAWT!
I can just picture a Lenz turbine on top of a Robomower type machine mowing out on Ed's farm...mowing whenever the wind was blowing.
( You started this Ed with your wacky windmills posting!
Gad! I love this stuff!
( :>) Norm.