Patent ID: 8084878

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a vertical support member having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end secured to a planar platform; a rotating element having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of said rotating element attached to said distal end of said vertical support member, and said rotating element adapted to rotate about an axis of said vertical support member; a connection element having a distal end and a proximal end, said proximal end in communication with said rotating element, and said distal end in communication with a generator unit; energy external to said generator unit and in communication with a motor to initiate and maintain rotational movement of said rotating element; fluid flow created by said initial rotational movement; and said generator unit to rotate on a horizontal axis and to generate electrical energy by exposure of said generator unit to said fluid flow, said generated electrical energy communicated to an electrical energy storage apparatus through said connection element.