A Wind Turbine Station Designed to Capture Vertical ‘Winds’
The atmospheric vortex engine is a new concept for a renewable energy generation process that is capable of generating electricity from solar radiation and the atmosphere. The process has strong similarities to other existing renewable energy generation technologies (the solar chimney and wind turbines). The concept involves creation of a controlled vortex, allowing the energy from the atmosphere to be converted into mechanical work, which can be captured by turbines and converted into electricity. Additional development is required before constructing a full-scale vortex power plant, but the process has the potential to generate large amounts of renewable energy.By Eric Michaud and Louis Michaud, Vortex Engine, Canada
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