Urban wind power inspired by ancient Persia

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A new wind-power machine has been inspired by a centuries-old idea: Persian “wind catchers.”

Windation Energy Systems, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based start-up, has developed a wind appliance that looks more or less like the modern heating and cooling equipment you see on flat corporate building rooftops.

Windation’s appliance

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