Lego pieces have accompanied generations as a way to create without limits: blocks that are stacked on each other to form houses, cities, rockets, whatever the imagination allows. Over time, the designs became more sophisticated, with complex structures and realistic themes. But in essence, everything is still based on a simple idea: build, piece by piece.
Now this idea must be extrapolated to another context as important as the generation of energy. In a world where taking advantage of every centimeter of space is vital – especially in cities – thinking of installing a wind turbine at home may seem crazy, but it is not so far from reality.
A new design. A Peruvian startup, Eolic Wall, has developed a new way of understanding wind energy, moving away from the traditional model of huge blades anchored in the landscape. Instead, they have created a system of modular, compact and stackable wind cells, with a square shape.
Innovation. This technology has an aerodynamic design that allows to accelerate the wind speed that crosses them, which allows to generate more electricity even with moderate breezes. Unlike traditional turbines, the Eolic Wall rotor is sustained by a peripheral ring that improves wind capture and allows a more compact design.
In addition, thanks to its modular design, it can be stacked vertically or horizontally as construction pieces, adapting to the environment and energy demand. You can add more units over time.
Willn’t there be such stuck problems from another? A common question is: “Willn’t several be saved from each other?” In traditional wind farms, turbulence between turbines reduce their performance if they are too together. However, Eolic Wall has solved this problem with an internal aerodynamic chamber, which protects the flow of the wind inside each cell. Thus interference is avoided and can be installed in places where it was unthinkable to put a turbine, such as buildings or urban courtyards.
A unique peculiarity. The use of strategically located permanent magnets reduces the friction of the system almost zero. This not only improves performance, but also reduces wear and extends the life of the cells. In addition, by eliminating almost all friction thanks to its magnetic system, common maintenance and mechanical wear problems affect conventional wind turbines are faced.
When will they be available? Although there is not yet an official mass launch date, Eolic Wall has already been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the best startups in Peru in 2024. He is currently developing pilots and looking for strategic alliances to climb its technology.
Other systems. Eolic Wall is not alone in this tendency towards miniaturization and urbanization of wind energy. There are other interesting proposals, such as the Archimedes turbine (Liam F1), which is committed to a helical design inspired by the Archimedes spiral to capture the wind from any direction. For their part, the Turbines Flower, known for their aesthetic flower design and their ability to work in proximity without losing efficiency.
Self -consumption is no longer just solar. The future of energy self -consumption no longer depends solely to fill the roofs of solar panels. Wind energy is gaining land in the urban environment, and proposals such as Eolic Wall are marking the way. Because maybe shortly, you can see Small stacked turbines as if they were Lego pieces. And we will not say it figuratively.
Imagen | Eolic Wall y Mathijs Dubbeldam Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0
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