Some renewable energy developers have had to step up the game in the quest for clean energy transitions. In stepping up this game, a Norwegian company has developed a multi-turbine technology to generate five times single wind turbines produce in a whole year.
As we already know, wind energy is a renewable form of energy, often considered the cheapest and fastest way to generate renewable energy (learn more). Usually, wind turbines are built on a single-pole design with three giant blades. However, the latest innovation made by Wind Catching Systems could make a radical transition in how turbine technology is understood.
The new ”Wind Catcher” is designed in a square grid with over 100 small blades making it possible for the turbine to reach one thousand feet (1000ft), three times as high as traditional turbines (learn more).
A floating platform of sorts supports the turbine, which is then affixed on the ocean floor. Researchers estimate that several prototypes of this invention will be seen on oceans by the end of the year.
Wind energy, already known as a game-changer in the renewable energy space, has stepped up the game through this technology. It offers a suitable solution to the primary challenge of setting up wind turbines in deep water bodies with a high wind energy concentration.
This creative development will allow for more energy to be harvested from water bodies. Moreover, it consumes less space in that it has a large rectangular board with many blades embedded in one as against having multiple blades spread across a water body.