Ericsson cell tower partially powered by wind
It’s likely no secret that I have an interest in helping out with our environmental crisis. The fact that I’m a self-proclaimed hypermiler ought to tell you something… other than I tend to drive slow, that is. Ericsson just scored some green points with me based on their trial Tube Tower rig that uses wind power. The tower consumes around 40% less power thanks to a direct-drive system that turns wind currents into usable electricity. The system uses five-meter long blades on the vertical turbine and currently uses whatever juice it can generate; the sample tower doesn’t incorporate any method to store captured energy yet.I like the concept because carriers are already trying to reach high for increased signal coverage. Why not leverage air currents closer to the clouds if you’re trying to build up anyway? Now if we could just turn all that hot air from phone conversations themselves into battery power. Portable power problem solved!
Heck, that hot air coming out of the vents of my Thinkpad could probably drive a turbine that could charge my iPhone
Hello, This is a neat development but as far as design goes it’s misguided. At WindEnergy7.com this is what I do for a living, help homeowners build and install wind/solar hybrid systems. Our professionally designed Do It Yourself kits are high tech, definitely the way to go. Anyway, if the turbine wasn’t an inefficient vertical design, it would power the whole thing. Vertical turbines are really inefficient and inferior. People think they are new. Patented in the 1930’s, vertical turbines have never worked well and that’s why no serious turbine guys mess with them. If they worked, utility companies would use them, but they don’t.