Optiwind : A Small But Powerful Wind Turbine
The wind is one of the most powerful energy sources on earth. This is why wind turbines are used in more and more countries as a free, reliable and clean energy source.But the three-blade turbines that are generally used require a lot of free space, as they often reach 80 meters in diameter. This means you cannot use them in conditions where you don’t have large places to place them. It seems that a new invention, called the Optiwind Compact Wind Accelerating Turbine has solved this problem.
With only six meters in diameters, the turbine consists of a series of five bladed fans that funnel in the wind and accelerate it in order to generate more power. While the design can be considered similar to that of the Jellyfish wind turbine, the Optiwind is designed for bigger structures.
The Optiwind comes in two models. The first can generate 150 kilowatt and can be used by buildings that spend up to $35,000 a year in electricity while the bigger model can generate up to 300 kilowatt and can be used in conditions that normally would require about $75,000 a year in electricity money.
This is an ideal turbine that can be used by schools, hospitals and hotels. Unfortunately, according to local zoning laws, you need 3.5 acres of open land available so you can get an authorization for the Optiwind. It is still a lot better that with regular, three blade turbines.
While there is also the disadvantage that the model is not exactly good looking, it generates little noise compared to other turbines. This is a great invention that can bring free and clean electricity closer to your home.
Below you can find more pictures of this new invention :
I think you may want to know that Optiwind tried to get one of these windmills (Its first one) built in Goshen, CT.
They put the residents through six months of agony before the Planning and Zoning Board declined to give them a construction permit. Voting 5 to 0 to deny their application.
The reason given for the denile was that the design was judged to adversly impact property values and, because none of these has ever been built, it was felt there was no way to assess its impact on the environment.
Overall the residents thought that this design was inappropriate to their neighborhood, was extremely ugly, and would spoil the viewscape.
Thought you should be aware of this before you get involved with these guys.
This looks like a cool solution. Does anyone know what they cost. I’d love to see one at my office and our local elementary school. Both places have lots of wind, plenty of land and electricity bills that only ever seem to go up.
I live in Goshen and I used to oppose this idea, but the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve come to realize that its a worthy idea. The look has grown on me and truth be told, nobody can really see it from their house. The small sacrifice of having a wind turbine in the area is acceptable given the benefit of clean power and jobs. After all, this area is already a sewer with a big cell tower and there’s even a loud kennel next door.
I think there are plenty of windmill designs to choose from.
This is perhaps the ugliest one I’ve ever seen.
I can see why the neighbors would be opposed.
Who designed this beast?
This design is way out there.
Too far out there, if you ask me.
I can see why the neighbors would fight to have it nixed.
I’m confused about the purpose of the giant center vertical tube structure. Seems to me this thing would be a lot cheaper to build, provide the same functionality and be a lot less ugly if you went just with the side turbines.
Well written job/ will definitely come back again soon: