6800 kWh of low-wind and silent energy
The growth of global self-consumption is not only due to the number of solar panels installed on homes (something we in America can boast about), but also to the incessant trickle of innovations to generate free electricity at home. One of them we learned about some time ago, but it is only now that it is breaking all records of popularity. We are talking about the first tulip flower that works 24 hours a day and is, from all sides, a true work of futuristic art.
Do you think you really need solar panels at home? You can have a tulip flower instead
Flower Turbines is set to disrupt the solar panel hegemony in residential renewable energy solutions. It means such an element may become a symbol of elegance and practicality, which can redefine the concept of wind power generation on a small scale in the future. What if a simple tulip tree could produce electricity?
Flower Turbines can be easily noted for their distinctive flower-looking design. These turbines have blades that are conceived in the form of petals; they revolve around a vertical axis. This design is not just for show – it serves several practical purposes:
- Low start-up speed: The turbines can begin generating electricity at wind speeds as low as 1 mph, thanks to the advanced technology that is used to make them. 2 meters per second (m/s).
- Omnidirectional: Flower Turbines are different from the conventional horizontal axis turbines that require the turbine to be repositioned according to the wind direction.
- Aesthetically pleasing: The flower-like shape makes it even more aesthetically pleasing for the urban and residential customers.
Noise pollution is a huge problem regarding wind turbines, but what happens with Flower Turbines?
There are so many criticisms that have been made concerning the wind turbines, but if we have to list down the disadvantages of the wind turbines, then the major one would be the noise. The problem of noise pollution is tackled here by the fact that Flower Turbines work very quietly and, therefore, can be installed in populated areas.
Besides this, the layout of the structures of Flower Turbines is more protective of birds and bats than the open blades of the standard turbines. Beauty Flower Turbines are of various power levels, and they range from 50W, which is suitable for balconies, to 3kW, adequate for industries (and also for huge generators, of course).
The power output varies depending on the model and wind conditions:
- Small Tulip Turbine: 100 W.
- Medium Tulip Turbine: 1000 W.
- Large Turbine: 3000 W.
The best part? The curious bouquet effect, which multiplies the electricity you produce
Flower Turbines state that the typical efficiency of single turbines is as high as 35%. Researchers have noted that when considering the bouquet effect, the performance can be enhanced by an additional 20–50%. Do you remember the Airiva wind fence? It works similarly.
This phenomenon, in fact, is what is sought with solar panels to improve their efficiency in areas that, due to their cold climate, do not have adequate annual radiation (although with a different name in photovoltaics). It was one of the great “obsessions” of the engineers behind the Flower Turbines, and it is evident that they have achieved it in a masterful way.
Who wouldn’t want to have Flower Turbines in their garden? It may sound a bit promotional, but the truth is that this type of innovation comes when we need it most, now that subsidies for solar panels are starting to decrease in several states. In any case, these types of installations for domestic self-consumption also have very interesting Tax Rebates, so producing clean electricity will be more profitable than ever before.
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