Written on May 9, 2009 – 3:33 pm | by Maria Mihale |
Traditional wind turbines that we all know very well, with three blades and everything, are created by their designers to work in wide-open areas where there is plenty of wind to help them function just like should. They are great when it comes to plains, for example, but in other parts they are a little bit difficult to adjust.



But here we have some brand new vertical wind turbines, coming from Optiwind, called the Optiwind Compact Wind Accelerating Turbines, which are perfect for areas where the density is very high and the wind is quite low.



The turbines in discussion are provided with five small bladed fans that are able to funnel in wind. This way, the wind is accelerated, the speeds are cranked up and more power is generated. On one hand, the turbine is smaller than others, measuring only six meters in diameter, so the blades are shorter than those of a traditional wind turbine (these usually go for 80 meters or so). And do you what this means? Well, you can use these vertical wind turbines in those places where you lack space. Think of schools, for example, think of hospitals, or hotels.



There are two different models: the 150 kilowatt, which is aimed at buildings that use electricity of approximately $35,000 per year, while the 300 kilowatt one is expected to work for those places where the energy consumption is higher than $75,000.





(Source: Dvice)