摘要 |
A wind-powered electricity generation device 200 having a rotatable shaft 212, one or more blades 210 fixed to a first end portion of the shaft, a generator 230 connected to a second end portion of the shaft arranged to convert rotation of the shaft into electricity; and a mounting structure adapted to affix the device to an electricity pylon 300 carrying one or more high voltage cables. Preferably the wind turbine is a vertical axis turbine that is fixed such that the turbine blades are above the highest point of the pylon and the generator is located at the base of the pylon. There may be a conversion device 230 at the base of the pylon to convert electricity from the generator from direct current to alternating current. A method of fixing the wind turbine to the pylon is also claimed. |