"David has not been axed by the team, " Cofidis communications director Alexandre Michaud told BBC Sport.
More precisely, Louis Michaud is seeking to create a tornado-like vortex inside a tower to produce winds that would drive electricity-generating turbines.
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Her husband is actor-writer Michael Michaud, currently in pre-production, Cecchetto says, for a film on which he'll have both writing and acting credits.
But the efficiency of such a system is proportional to the height of the chimney, notes Mr Michaud, which is limited by practical considerations.
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According to Michaud, an AVE power station with a 656-foot diameter could generate 200 megawatts of clean electricity at a price as low as 0.03 cents a kilowatt-hour.
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Louis Michaud, a Canadian engineer who works at a large oil company, believes he has devised a way to do just that, by generating artificial whirlwinds that can be controlled and harnessed.
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Tasting with genial Mr. Michaud and his wife in their wood-paneled den with family photos and wine-themed tchotchkes, I was amazed at the stark difference between their 2010 Brouilly and their 2010 Morgon.
In a statement, Michaud said AVEtec successfully tested a 13-foot-wide power plant prototype in 2009 and that the startup would use the Breakout Labs grant to build a bigger version in collaboration with Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario.
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The other members of Congress who worked so hard: Michael Michaud -- (applause) -- Phil Hare -- Phil is right here. (Applause.) Harry Brown -- Harry Brown did great work on this. (Applause.) And so many others.
Canadian inventor Louis Michaud has created the Atmospheric Vortex Engine, which harnesses the energy of tornados to produce clean energy, and energy companies Dominion and FuelCell Energy Inc. announced plans to build the largest fuel cell power plant in North America.
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