Working Windmill Model of Alternate Design.
I would really like to get some feed back about this so if you have anything to say let me know!
I am now in the process of making this Turbine out of steel.
I have a small, working Model of a Turbine, along the Darius Windmill Principal(that You can watch on my links). My Model is self starting and I have shown it to numerous people in Princeton, BC.

TURBINE PROPOSAL - PROS & CONS
PROS:
01. Environmentally safe -
none or just minimal size Dams (for water storage).
02. Fish friendly.
03. Wind or water use.
04. Fairly simple to build.
05. Easy to work on for maintenance.
06. Most likely quieter in the wind.
07. Can also be used in tidal waters as it is completely reversible.
08. Easily controlled from highest speed right down to stall, even in severest storms it will not self destruct. (Tornado not inclusive).
09. Low "RPM" high "Torque.
10. Butterfly action uses minimal power to change the airfoils angle of attack.
11. RPM - Controlled by changing the airfoils angle of attack.
12. Breaks only needed to secure for maintenance.
13. Minimal Centrifugal and / or Gyroscopic Force.
14. No breaking of the sound barrier as by conventional propeller type blade-tips.
15. Construction to be in only a few unit sizes in each category (water or wind) and then they can be stacked on top of each other.
16. Small units for water or wind, small enough to sell to placer miners or trappers, or a power supply for outlying ranches, cottages etc.
17. Smaller sizes could be made to be completely submersible in water.
18. A small unit may be used as start-up for Darius (eggbeater windmill), if the Darius proves to be a higher power producer once it gained its critical RPM.
19. Power may be fed into the distribution net.

CONS: 01. Wind Turbine -
Probably very unsightly in the open country.

This working model is only made out of cardboard and coat hangers. The way I get it to work is usually with a table fan like you use in the summer time to keep cool.

So, seeing that you are looking for different innovations and I have been sitting on this and trying to get it going through other channels. So now I am giving this to the public domain. If you have any questions contact me through YouTube. THIS IS FOR ANYONE TO TAKE AND BUILD.
PETER (less info)