I’ll give it a “Nope”. Nice effort, but… Let’s see if it’s still running after a year. Surprised it’s not from Eastern Europe. Note that if turned sideways, the support arms alone could replace the blades, and you’d have no reversing forces that plague vertical-axis turbines, which seem to self-destruct on a regular basis, which is why you seldom see one actually running. It’s always so tempting to “rescue” the vertical-axis concept, but we all know how it turns out… 
Michael Bergey
President & CEO at Bergey Windpower Co. LLC
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Good work! But aluminum is not a good blade material due to poor fatigue resistance. FRP and wood are better materials, but wood requires more maintenance.
Is it the same for aluminum AWES?