If some researchers from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom have identified purple as the life-saving color for those birds and bats who, attracted by insects, ended up being overwhelmed by the rotation of wind turbines, then why not dare more with rainbow colors? Shapes, colors and extravagant patterns with which to create new wind turbines would attract more and more to make the wind power less invasive for the landscape, as well as repel insects, thus avoiding being an obstacle for birds and bats.
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If some researchersof Loughborough University, in the United Kingdom, have identified in the purple the life-saving color for those birds and bats that attracted by insects ended up being overwhelmed by the rotation of the wind turbines, so why not dare more with rainbow hues? Extravagant shapes, colors and patterns with which to create new wind turbines would attract more and more to make the landscape less invasive for the landscape.wind power, as well as repelling insects, thus avoiding being an obstacle for birds and bats.
We have found eleven truly original and… colorful!
Index
SPHERICAL ROTATING GENERATOR
Made by designer finland Arttu-Matti Immonen, the spherical rotating generator is composed of eight flexible photovoltaic modules (like the wedges of an orange so to speak) that capture the'solar power they transform it into electrical energy and then store it in the batteries by means of a central dynamo (photo2). The amount of energy produced is greater if there is wind: the generator rotates on itself like, and more, than a traditional one wind turbine. The invention - the AARD CONCEPT - was designed to combine wind and solar energy and is suitable for installation in urban areas or in more isolated areas. Aesthetically it looks like a large cobalt blue Murano glass lamp.
SUNFLOWER SHAPED WIND TURBINE
Wind Tamer is the name of the first flower-shaped wind turbine designed by Gerald E. Brock . What's better than seeing so many sunflowers rotate in the breath of the wind? Nothing more natural. With the Flower Wind Turbine Power wind farms will no longer be gray and sad but perfectly integrated with the landscape and its wonders. The structure provides a central green housing around which the poles rotate like petals. The Wind Tamer, producing double the energy of a traditional turbine, is less noisy and also reduces the danger of ice on the blades during the colder seasons.
BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
Is it a Bob Dylan song? No, but it is an equally pacifist project. Two companies: Israel Wind power, based in Ramat Gan (near Tel Aviv), and the Brothers Engineering Group in Bethlehem in the West Bank cooperate together for the realization of projects on renewables and for the sale of wind turbines both locally and internationally. The founder of the Brothers Engineering Group, Mohammed Salem, sees the collaboration of both companies in the field of wind energy as an example for all.
SIEMENS SUPERSTAR
Munich, Germany: huge wind turbine illuminated with 9.000 LED lamps and visible from up to 30 km. As bright as 20.000 Christmas candles, it actually produces as little electricity as a single hairdryer. It was designed by Michael Pendry of Traxon Technologies for the 2010 Architecture Biennale.
MIGHTY WIND, TERRA SANTA
It is a colorful wind farm conceived by the artist Assaf Frank in contrast with the heights of Israel. A combination of ancient history and avant-garde technology.
EXPO-HANNOVER REGION
La Windwärts Energie GmbHne, one of the largest German wind industries, collaborated with the Parisian artist Patrick Raynaud for the construction of this wind turbine which appears to be a cross between a Christmas tree and a carousel pole. Thanks to the collaboration of Germany's largest energy company (producer of wind, biogas and PV) the Expo-Region Hannover was completed, one of the many projects presented to the company on climate protection.
7) WIND MOVE
German public art project called Windmove: it is composed of colored LED lights installed along the blades of the wind turbines (photo 8 bis) by the artist Christoph Ernst. When evening falls and the wind blows at a speed of 220 km / h, the light show comes into action, dazzling the eyes of the spectators.
RED VERTICAL TURBINE
Strange but true: an exceptionally stable vertical axis wind turbine is combined with red colored blades, not large but small and short. The choice of blades is not by chance but depends on the diffusion of the wind pressure.
Designed and made in China by Qingdao Jinfan Energy Science & Technology Co. Ltd. for Qingteng Trading International Co. Ltd. It can also be made in other colors.
BLACK WIND TURBINES
The wind farm near Lake Buffalo Benton in Minnesota is surprising for the size of its turbines and for the black color of the blades. The planned installations of turbines of this type are three and make it possible to reach a total power capacity of 425 MW. The color was not chosen at random: painting the blades black allows you to absorb heat from sunlight avoiding the formation of ice.
10) INFLATABLE TURBINE
Designed by the Israeli company WinFlex is the latest invention in the field of wind energy. The inflatable turbine was the winner of the Ecoimagination Award 2010 promoted by General Electric. The novelty lies in the inflatable rotors constructed with flexible and cost-effective lightweight fabric sheets made from composite materials. Installation times are reduced by approximately 50% compared to a traditional turbine, recovering investments in just 3-4 years.
It is not enough to have faith in the potential of wind farms , as these works demonstrate, but a concrete expansion of the sector can only be seen through safe incentive policies and the active development of infrastructures.
And that the blades do not stand still!
Michela Silvestri
