Will the wind trees come to replace the wind propellers?
Paris startup NewWind plans to radically change the sphere of wind energy with its development in the form of a tree, which with the help of “leaves” is able to generate electricity even from the slightest air flow.
The eight-meter “tree” is a steel “trunk” with several dozen “branches” on which more than a hundred plastic “leaves” are installed.
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The founder of NewWind, Jerome Michaud-Larivier, who invented the tree-power plant, plans to launch his invention in the market next year.
“This idea came to me in the courtyard when I saw leaves tremble when there was not the slightest breeze outside. And if you use the energy of a strong wind, storm, or even earthquakes? ”Said the inventor, who then logically concluded that if the energy is taken from somewhere, nothing will prevent it from being converted to watts.
The prototype tree already exists and generates electricity. Some time ago he was "planted" in the Pleumeur-Baudt Telecom city in Brittany. Unlike wind generators in the form of huge propellers, which Europeans often criticize for their appearance, the “wind tree” has an aesthetically attractive appearance and is almost silent, since it rustles with its plastic “foliage” only in a strong wind.
The tree has a generated capacity of up to 3.1 kW, depending on wind speed. The figure is not impressive - General Electric is currently selling turbines, reaching a power of 4.1 megawatts, which is more than 1000 times. However, at the same time, the tree needs a breeze for work at a speed of just 7.25 km / h, which means that it can generate energy at least twice as many days per year as a full-sized turbine.
In an interview with Microsoft’s popular blog in French earlier this year, Michaud-Larivier explained how the leaves of his tree act as small wind turbines.
“Our microgenerators provide electricity production practically throughout the year with a production wind speed threshold of 2 m / s. The “tree” can function smoothly about 320 days a year, and no one has yet achieved such indicators. ”
The costs are not so high. One such tree costs about 29 thousand euros and pays off in two years, even if the wind does not exceed 3.5 m / s all this time.
Misho-Larivieu sees the commercial success of his offspring, including in collective use. The owner may not necessarily be alone, the tree can also be “planted” on the roof of a residential apartment building. In addition, the design is best suited, for example, to provide energy for street lights or charging stations for electric vehicles, which are becoming more popular in Europe every year.
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The eight-meter “tree” is a steel “trunk” with several dozen “branches” on which more than a hundred plastic “leaves” are installed.
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The founder of NewWind, Jerome Michaud-Larivier, who invented the tree-power plant, plans to launch his invention in the market next year.
“This idea came to me in the courtyard when I saw leaves tremble when there was not the slightest breeze outside. And if you use the energy of a strong wind, storm, or even earthquakes? ”Said the inventor, who then logically concluded that if the energy is taken from somewhere, nothing will prevent it from being converted to watts.
The prototype tree already exists and generates electricity. Some time ago he was "planted" in the Pleumeur-Baudt Telecom city in Brittany. Unlike wind generators in the form of huge propellers, which Europeans often criticize for their appearance, the “wind tree” has an aesthetically attractive appearance and is almost silent, since it rustles with its plastic “foliage” only in a strong wind.
The tree has a generated capacity of up to 3.1 kW, depending on wind speed. The figure is not impressive - General Electric is currently selling turbines, reaching a power of 4.1 megawatts, which is more than 1000 times. However, at the same time, the tree needs a breeze for work at a speed of just 7.25 km / h, which means that it can generate energy at least twice as many days per year as a full-sized turbine.
In an interview with Microsoft’s popular blog in French earlier this year, Michaud-Larivier explained how the leaves of his tree act as small wind turbines.
“Our microgenerators provide electricity production practically throughout the year with a production wind speed threshold of 2 m / s. The “tree” can function smoothly about 320 days a year, and no one has yet achieved such indicators. ”
The costs are not so high. One such tree costs about 29 thousand euros and pays off in two years, even if the wind does not exceed 3.5 m / s all this time.
Misho-Larivieu sees the commercial success of his offspring, including in collective use. The owner may not necessarily be alone, the tree can also be “planted” on the roof of a residential apartment building. In addition, the design is best suited, for example, to provide energy for street lights or charging stations for electric vehicles, which are becoming more popular in Europe every year.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/364179/
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