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From: Eric10/22/2025 3:14:43 PM
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VAWT or HAWT: What Works Better for OFFSHORE WIND?? (feat. SeaTwirl)



Engineering with Rosie

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Oct 21, 2025 #windturbine #offshorewind #vawt

Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs) are more efficient than Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) in theory.
From an offshore wind energy extraction perspective though, things might just be different.

Let's hear from SeaTwirl about their floating VAWT design!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:56 SeaTwirl
01:16 VAWT - Why Bring It Back Now?
02:31 SeaTwirl
03:21 SeaTwirl S1 Turbine
04:37 Lessons Learned from the S1 Prototype
06:07 Next Steps: SeaTwirl S2, SeaTwirl S2X, SeaTwirl S3
07:46 SeaTwirl's Vision
08:58 Components of the SeaTwirl VAWT
09:57 Two-Bladed vs Three-Bladed VAWT
10:59 Materials
11:15 Disadvantage: Efficiency
12:42 Wind Turbine Spacing
13:20 Outro

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