Chloe
11-09-2013, 06:18 PM
This is really pretty cool in my opinion and shows how we can't keep thinking in limited and pessimistic ways when it comes to replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable sources.
I especially like this one below since it acts like tall grass catching the wind and is completely safe for birds.
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Windstalk bladeless turbine
Can there be such a thing as a turbine without blades? That's the idea behind Atelier DNA's "Windstalk" design (http://atelierdna.com/masdarwindstalk/), a bladeless turbine that looks more like a giant cattail swaying in the wind than it does a windmill. Electricity is generated each time the wind sets the windstalks a-waving. The principal advantages over traditional designs is that the Windstalk produces little noise and is bird-and-bat safe, since there are no spinning parts. It also has a strong aesthetic appeal. You can imagine yourself becoming mesmerized by a field of these turbines dancing in the breeze.
Each stalk is 180 feet high, so a group of these will make an impression. You can investigate more about these turbines at Atelier DNA (http://atelierdna.com/tag/wind/), and look into more of this laboratory's other innovative designs.
There is more to wind technology than the standard turbine that everybody is so used to seeing.
Here is the link for the other 8
9 ingenious wind turbine designs: Hard to believe they work | MNN - Mother Nature Network (http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/photos/9-ingenious-wind-turbine-designs/hard-to-believe-they-work)
I especially like this one below since it acts like tall grass catching the wind and is completely safe for birds.
4510
Windstalk bladeless turbine
Can there be such a thing as a turbine without blades? That's the idea behind Atelier DNA's "Windstalk" design (http://atelierdna.com/masdarwindstalk/), a bladeless turbine that looks more like a giant cattail swaying in the wind than it does a windmill. Electricity is generated each time the wind sets the windstalks a-waving. The principal advantages over traditional designs is that the Windstalk produces little noise and is bird-and-bat safe, since there are no spinning parts. It also has a strong aesthetic appeal. You can imagine yourself becoming mesmerized by a field of these turbines dancing in the breeze.
Each stalk is 180 feet high, so a group of these will make an impression. You can investigate more about these turbines at Atelier DNA (http://atelierdna.com/tag/wind/), and look into more of this laboratory's other innovative designs.
There is more to wind technology than the standard turbine that everybody is so used to seeing.
Here is the link for the other 8
9 ingenious wind turbine designs: Hard to believe they work | MNN - Mother Nature Network (http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/photos/9-ingenious-wind-turbine-designs/hard-to-believe-they-work)