Wind energy has been a great development in recent years. The use of this endless source makes more and more companies invest in research of new technologies for collection. This is the case of Green Energy Technologies, a company Ohaio U.S., which has developed a highly efficient wind tunnel to be placed on the roofs of buildings called WindCube.
WindCube captures the wind and sends it to the center of the cube where a turbine, in the process increases the speed of the wind to propel the blades to generate electricity. The wind speed increase is very helpful, because sometimes potetnes generally not as high in the buildings.
WindCube measures 7 x 7 x 4 meters. With that size and a wind of about 22 km / h, can produce about 160 thousand kilowatts annually. This indicates that although it costs $ 100,000, pays for itself in 3 years. Besides the benefit
power generation, Green Energy Technologies proposed in this model the care of the birds. Birds often lose out when wind turbines are installed, they may get caught in them. But WindCube has a protective screen, which lets the wind but not animals.
The box is made from recycled steel and fiberglass blades. And manufacturers say can be painted and designed to coincide with the design of the building.
apparently also working on smaller WindCube turbines for residential use.
Source: LimpiaTuMundo
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