Technology post 5/22

The new Vortex bladeless wind-driven generator prototype produces electricity with very few moving parts, and is almost complete silence. Designed to reduce the visual and aural impact of traditional spinning-blade turbines, this new device takes advantage of the power contained in swirling vortices of air. The Vortex takes advantage of the swirling motion of wind and not direct force. This also means that groups of Vortex units can be huddled closer together as the disruption of air movement in the wind stream is nowhere near as critical as it is when positioning standard, blade-driven wind turbines. It can potentially generate more power per square meter. The first model to be made available commercially will be known as the Mini: a 4 kW, 41 ft high unit intended for residential and small-scale commercial application. A larger model is also being designed and is a unit with a greater than one-megawatt output intended for use in large-scale power generation for industry and electricity companies.