What is a bladeless wind turbine?

When people think of wind power, most imagine rows of giant turbines stretching across wide expanses of land. David Yáñez envisions something else entirely. Yáñez is co-founder of Vortex Bladeless, a Spanish startup. As the name of his company implies, he’s invented a bladeless wind turbine. “It’s a vertical structure like a mast,” he says.

Can a bladless wind turbine power a building?

Since they're so small, they take up far less room than traditional turbines and have the added advantage of being silent. If combined with another energy source, such as solar, Aeromine's turbines could power a building entirely from renewables. How does the Vortex bladless wind turbine work?

Which companies have invented wind turbines without blades?

Now, two companies have invented wind turbines without blades. Spanish start-up Vortex Bladeless has designed a wind turbine that generates energy through vibration and Texas-based Aeromine has built silent, bladeless turbines. Aeromine's wind-harvesting unit produces the same amount of power as 16 solar panels.Aeromine Technologies

Can a bladeless wind turbine live near consumers?

Spanish company has created a small, bladeless wind turbine that can live in close proximity to consumers. David Yanez, co-founder of the startup Vortex Bladeless, is the inventor of a bladeless wind turbine, a slender vertical and simple piece of machinery that, instead of rotating or spinning, oscillates to collect the kinetic energy of the wind.

What is a vortex bladeless turbine?

Vortex bladeless turbine antiquates the conventional wind turbine and adopts a radically innovative and novel approach to captivate the moving wind energy. This device effectively captures the energy of vorticity, an aerodynamic instability condition. As the wind passes a structure, the flow steers and cyclical patterns of vortices are generated.

Could a bladeless wind turbine upend your car window?

A Spanish company called Vortex Bladeless is proposing a radical new way to generate wind energy that will once again upend what you see outside your car window. Their idea is the Vortex, a bladeless wind turbine that looks like a giant rolled joint shooting into the sky.