Humdinger Wind has posted a video from Google Tech Talks  (link under the Dec. 12, 2007 press release) explaining what windbelt technology is, how it works and how it could benefit the world.  The video takes almost an hour, but it’s worth the time. 

Inventor Shawn Frayne is the CEO of Humdinger Wind Energy LLC and creator of the windbelt technology. In this video, Frayne explains how windbelts can be economical for generating small-scale power (sub-100 watts).  These windbelts could be very cost-effective (think $10 per generator).  Although they don’t put out much power, I picture fields of these things scattered through backyards across the nation.

Imagine what a peel-and-stick windbelt could do for someplace like the clean rooms at North Dakota State University.

Frayne said this next year Humdinger will be looking at scaling up the windbelts to see if they’re still economical when they’re large enough to produce kilowatts of energy.  He sees the windbelt technology as a design revolution for the wind energy industry.