A wheel-hub driven wind turbine apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may include a body (101) and at least one vertical-axis wind turbine blade (102) mounted on the body (101) to translate wind forces exerting on the at least one vertical-axis wind turbine blade (102) to the body (101), causing the body (101) to move. The apparatus may also include at least one wheel-hub (105a, 105b, 105c, 105d) attached to the body (101) and configured to rotate when driven by the movement of the body (101). The apparatus may also include at least one generator (106) coupled to the at least one wheel-hub (105a, 105b, 105c, 105d) to generate electrical power when driven by the rotation of the at least one wheel-hub (105a, 105b, 105c, 105d).