AZO Cleantech reports that the new wind panels have a more aerodynamic profile, which allows them to produce as much as 22.000-kilowatt hours of annual energy per panel.
Through the new technology, Katrick Technologies, a Scottish zero-carbon tech business, wanted to address the limitations of traditional wind turbines. The new panel systems are made of multi-layer aerofoils, which are able to oscillate independently as the wind passes through the panels, making wind energy collection more efficient.
Additionally, the smaller size of the panels makes them easier to implement compared to traditional turbines, which means that they can be installed on existing structures, even urban or residential buildings.
This is one of the biggest advantages of this new technology, as traditional wind turbines are large and can't be installed in many places around the world, whereas the new small wind panels are suitable for a lot of places, being more flexible.
Another secret of these panels is the fact that they can capture and convert even ground wind energy, which is virtually inaccessible to big wind turbines.
Their small size makes them more suitable and easier to adopt for small enterprises and also for households, which can be of great help in the quest to expand on the adoption of clean energy sources.
According to the company, a one-kilometer group of the new wind panels can power 3.000 individual homes.
They can even be used by the EV charging infrastructure, providing power to plugged EVs so that they don't need to pull the energy from the power grid.
All in all, if implemented on a large scale, these panels could be a great solution to tackle climate change on a broad level, as well as a fairly inexpensive, yet super flexible way to adopt green, sustainable power.
Photo source: AZO Cleantech
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