By Bruno De Wachter / Published on Wed, 2009-07-01 05:30
Leviathan Energy presents a new design concept
While concentrated solar power is entering the commercialisation phase, 'concentrated wind power' is still in the area of bold claims intended to attract research money.
The idea of concentrated wind power is to build a structure that conducts the wind towards the turbine blades and in this way harvests more power.
Recently, an article on CleanTechnica presented a new design of this kind created by Leviathan Energy. It consists of a screen around the base of the turbine that changes air circulation. The company claims this passive structure can increase the turbine efficiency from 30% to as much as 150% at low wind speeds (0-6 meters per second).
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