The Venture Country Star ran a story a couple of weeks ago called: Developers trying to harness Earth's energy in new way. The article explains that an inventor from Santa Barbara in the U.S. has developed a unique approach to capturing various forms of renewable energy such as wind energy and wave energy.
The inventor's name is Gene Kelly and his newly-formed company has dubbed it's initial wind product the 'WindWing'. Here's an excerpt explaining the premise.
While most wind turbines these days are built as propellers, Gene Kelley is convinced that wings are a better answer for capturing wind energy. Though the physics and work that has gone into his invention can get complex, the underlying concept of his "WindWing" is basic enough for a child to understand.
Anyone who has stuck a hand out of a car window has felt how the WindWing works. As the hand is tilted upward, the wind pushes the hand up. As it tilts downward, the wind pushes it down.
The resulting up-and-down motion, or oscillation, is what gives the WindWing its power.
Kelly has applied for a patent that is pending approval and a prototype of the product has been developed. He claims the WindWing will be more efficient in generating power at one-tenth the cost of traditional propeller-based wind turbines. If his new company can bring such a product to market, the residential wind power industry would see quite a shake-up as small-scale wind energy would be much more attractive to the average consumer.
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