I read about the Windbelt several years ago and am excited it will be coming to market soon.  It will be a great complement to our off-grid solar system.  Unlike conventional wind generating technology, the windbelt generates electricity without a turbine using aeroelastic flutter; the same process that causes a blade of grass to vibrate when you hold it under tension in your hands and blow on it.

Here’s an overview of how it works.

Check out this link to a 2007 Popular Mechanics article.