Verticle Magnetic Levitation and Flutter

The http://www.humdingerwind.com/#/press/ site shows nothing new since 2010? Think it is ded?

Sounds like your are asking 2 questions?

First MHO about magnetic bearings. I've designed and built several active magnetic levitation devices/bearings. They were awesome concept/learning devices. Magnetic bearings DO HAVE practical applications. But...

Reasons to consider magnetic bearings:

--Unlimited time and/or money resources.
--Desire for increased complexity and reduced reliability.
--Ultra high rotational speeds (>>20,000 RPM).
--Ultra low "long-term" bearing loss, like in a >100,000 RPM flywheel (in a VACUUM).

Reasons to use conventional bearings:

--DIY windmill/wind-generator project!
--Low speed operation.
--Very simple.
--Low cost.

The flutter generator concept seems interesting. However, it has limitations similar to many other energy scavenging concepts. It can only gather tiny amounts of energy. The energy captured, converted, and stored IS usable, but only for a limited range of low power electrical devices.

Both of these are good projects for scientific/engineering learning and concept demonstration. If those are your goals, best wishes!
If you are only looking for the next big thing in renewable energy sources, file these and keep searching, learning, and experimenting.