Eco Factor: Highly efficient wind turbine design for high-density, low-wind areas.
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Conventional three-blade wind turbines might be able to churn out an enormous amount of green power when installed on an offshore location. However, the power generated by a three-blade turbine is proportional to the length of the blades that the turbine is equipped with. More power means more size, which makes these turbines unfit for residential installation. Optiwind has developed a new turbine that can generate enough electricity to power bigger structures.
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The Optiwind Compact Wind Accelerating Turbine consists of a series of small, five-bladed fans which act as a funnel in the wind and accelerate it. This funnel-shaped turbines help generate more electricity even at low wind speeds, which is common in urban cities. Having a diameter of just six meters, the turbines can be used in areas that don’t have much space to spare. The turbine comes in two versions – a 150KW model for buildings that use $35,000 of electricity each year and a 300KW model that is for buildings using up to $75,000 of electricity annually.
Via: Inhabitat
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