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American Company Develops New Compact Wind Turbine, Promising to Revolutionize the Energy Market. BMW Has Already Tested and Approved the Equipment, Which Could Prove More Efficient Than Solar Panels.
Aeromine, an innovative American startup in the renewable energy sector, has just unveiled a revolutionary wind turbine. Unlike traditional models, this turbine is “stationary” and promises to generate clean energy on a large scale, becoming an efficient and practical solution for various industries. Currently, the equipment is in the testing phase at the Mini factory in BMW, in Oxford – United Kingdom. Besides being quieter and more compact, Aeromine’s new technology may turn out to be a more efficient alternative than solar panels under certain conditions, opening new possibilities for the energy market.
New Compact Wind Turbine Is More Efficient Than Solar Panels
The square device stands three meters tall and captures wind flowing up and over the building. Specially designed airfoils in a wing shape create a vacuum behind this new compact wind turbine that forces air upwards through a chamber, where it spins a fan that moves and generates energy.
The automaker’s factory already has one of the largest solar parks mounted on a rooftop in the United Kingdom, with over 11,000 panels covering an area the size of five soccer fields and generating enough electricity to power the equivalent of 850 homes for a year.
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Rio Grande do Sul is expected to receive an investment of almost R$ 4 billion in wind power.
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A Japanese company invests US$ 100 million in RS to develop Brazil’s first floating wind farm, boosting jobs, technological innovation, and placing the state at the center of the global energy transition.
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Wind turbines have become the target of lawsuits because residents swear that a sound they cannot hear is harming them, while experts try to contain the fear of “wind turbine syndrome,” which threatens to halt construction, investments, and billion-dollar projects in several communities across the country.
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Brazil maintains 5th position globally in wind energy and reaches 36 GW of installed capacity.
According to BMW in a statement, however, solar panels are less efficient during the night and in winter, providing an opportunity for Aeromine’s new compact wind turbine, which can generate renewable energy under these two conditions.
According to information from the Ciclo Vivo portal, the tests conducted in Oxford are the first step towards a potential global adoption of the device. One advantage of the equipment is the lack of visible moving parts, which reduces the impact that wind turbine blades can have on wildlife, especially birds and bats.
Each Compact Wind Turbine Has a Power of 5 kW
Additionally, the bladeless design reduces noise and vibrations, lowering the noise pollution associated with its operation. Another advantage is the optimization of wind speed, which enhances the system’s efficiency. Each unit has a power of 5 kW, equivalent to about 16 solar panels, but requires a significantly smaller area to operate.
The technology is not entirely new and was patented in 2015 by Danish wind energy specialist Carsten Westergaard. In 2022, after many studies and adjustments in the development of this new compact wind turbine, Carsten teamed up with American entrepreneurs Martin Manniche and David Asarnow, and the three founded Aeromine.
David Asarnow stated that when the company achieves economies of scale, he expects the device to produce more electricity at a lower cost than equivalent solar panels. According to Claus Lonborg, managing director of Aeromine, the new compact wind turbine was designed to work perfectly alongside solar systems, maximizing clean energy production from rooftops and helping to address challenges such as noise, vibrations, and impact on wildlife.
Aeromine Receives Million-Dollar Funding
The systems designed by the company involve between 20 and 40 turbines installed at the edge of a building, facing the prevailing wind direction. Based in Houston, Texas, Aeromine recently closed a funding round of $9 million (568.8 million meticais) and states that the goal is to take its wind turbines to rooftops around the world.
It is important to highlight that when talking about clean energy technologies, wind power stands out. In addition to this new compact wind turbine, a company has developed a new omnidirectional wind turbine, the O-wind, developed by NASA and engineers from the United Kingdom.
The equipment features a spherical and omnidirectional design, capable of capturing wind from any direction and potentially changing the global renewable energy market.
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