Wind turbines or conventional wind turbines generate wind energy as expected, but innovations are always at the foot of the gun, that is why to facilitate the management of these wind turbines or to improve performance of them there are several quite interesting proposals.
Next, we are going to see some of them, either wind turbines with or without blades that give them some new features as well as some accessories acquiring certain advantages over conventional turbines.
Wind turbines on power poles
As one of the problems What do we find with the wind turbines is the landscape impact that they cause, it is always sought to reduce it and for this reason it has been wind turbines inserted in electrical towers.
To achieve this, high-speed turbines are used. vertical axis and it also requires less infrastructure since we can take advantage of the utility poles.
These vertical axis turbines feature large and advantages and between them is not require large investments, their operation is quieter, they cause a lower environmental impact and the efficiency obtained by taking advantage of minimum air flows.
Returning to the turbines in the electricity poles I must say that they were born by a contest called "Next Generation" of 2009 organized by the design and architecture magazine Metrópolis and thus reward the talent of young people.
The winning project was that of these turbines known as "Wind it" by 3 French architects.
Wind turbines on the roads
One of the finalists (Mark Oberhölzer) of the aforementioned contest (NextGeneration) but from the 2006 edition I bet on integrating vertical axis wind turbines on the barriers that divide the traffic on the roads.
His project was to be able to take advantage of the extra wind that is generated by the passage of vehicles.
In addition, already thinking about original ideas, he also had the idea of building a light train on the same barriers and that this is fed with the energy produced by these turbines to lighten traffic.
Wind and solar energy in the home
green generator It is an invention of jonathan globerson which aims produce clean and sustainable energy on the balconies of houses.
This is an invention that allows us take advantage of the energy that the Sun and the wind give us and that we can obtain from our balcony or terrace since the device in question combines a vertical axis wind turbine and a flexible solar panel system.
Thanks to Greengenerator we can save around 6% of the bill of electricity in addition to reducing our carbon footprint.
It seems that it is not much month after month we have our two cents.
Vortex, bladeless turbines
For the efficiency of wind turbines there is no worse enemy than the vibration and deformation produced by the wind in them.
However, this problem can be considered as a strong point.
This is achieved with a "vorticity wind turbine" or better known as V, invented by the Spanish startup Deutecno, winner of the "Entrepreneurs Fund" of the Repsol company and win the “Startup & Investor Summit” in 2014.
These turbines have the appearance of a conventional wind turbine, at least the pillar because it does not have blades.
It is manufactured with piezoelectric materials and carbon or glass fiber that manage to "trap" energy.
Thanks to flexibility of the spine itself, which we can determine as semi-rigid, performs some vibes being in contact with the wind, thus having the Energy production.
Wind turbines in telephone antennas
Without previously mentioning wind turbines on electricity poles to save on infrastructure, this case is very similar.
The difference is that it is intended to make a use of the energy produced directly and not dump it into the grid.
Known by the name of "Urban Green Energy" by a New York company these turbines generate energy for immediate use, since the inventors consider that the current electrical networks are somewhat obsolete and are not capable of distributing energy efficiently.
Turbine that mimics the flight of a hummingbird
As you know, most, if not all, of all scientific and technological advances we do. imitating nature and for this case it was not going to be different.
Although they are today in Test phase These wind turbines are the idea of Tyer wind who wants to achieve imitate the characteristic flight of hummingbirds (suspended in the air drawing an eight).
This feature will achieve a greater environmental safety since it is less dangerous for birds in addition to a less noise pollution.