Industrialist Anand Mahindra is always keen to know about new technologies in diverse fields and share it with others. He has recently posted a tweet by Erik Solheim, President Green Belt and Road Institute about how wind draft force from traffic on roads is used to generate electricity in Turkey along with a video.
Developed by Istanbul Technical University. Ingenious. Uses the wind generated by passing traffic. Given India’s traffic, we could become a global force in wind energy! 😊 Can we explore using them on our highways @nitin_gadkari ji? https://t.co/eEKOhvRpDo
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 6, 2022
The system involves a smart ENLIL vertical axis wind turbine which generates power from the wind generated by the buses and traffic speeding through on the road. It also features solar panels that uses sun’s energy while also measuring temperature. Sensors in the system enable it to measure humidity, wind and carbon dioxide while the intelligent internet of things platform connects it with other infrastructure.
Apart from all this, it also plays a vital role as an earthquake monitoring station.
⚡Wind Turbines that Generate Energy from Passing Vehicles⚡
Ever feel that gust of wind when a car rushes by you? That same power is now being harvested into renewable energy. A Turkish company, @devecitech, has constucted their Enlil Wind turbine that harnesses the breeze. pic.twitter.com/GuHIfabTEn
— The Science Academy (@TheSciAcademy_) April 2, 2022
Being relatively small in size, the device can be installed at a number of places which are deemed not suitable for traditional turbines like pathways, roofs of high-rise residences, parks, seashores and private residences. Energy generated can be transmitted to other places or used for maintaining the roads.
The inventive turbine system has been installed in Istanbul with support from the city’s metropolitan municipality. Developed by a young entrepreneur Kerem Deveci who is the founder of Devecitech along with researchers from Istanbul Technical University, the project is being closely monitored by not just Turkey but other countries keen to use the technology for producing clean and cheap energy.
Deveci, who is a civil engineer hit upon this idea when travelling in Metrobus, a rapid transit bus line he saw the emergency evacuation valve covers located next to the vehicle doors being blown around by the wind generated by the vehicles and thought that this wind could be utilised for energy generation.
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