A futuristic invention comes to replace the use of solar panels. It is a prediction of the Ancient Greeks that surpasses the furor of transparent solar panels. Faced with the climate crisis, fossil fuels appear to be energy’s greatest enemy. That’s why humanity is looking for new energy sources that are more compassionate towards the environment. Renewable energy sources are the most feasible scenario to obtain energy supply and reduce CO2 emissions.
Of the different types of renewable energy sources, solar and wind energy are the most popular, with the former using solar panels and the latter using wind turbines. The latter term is usually associated with the large wind turbines that you see along the road, but various specialists have been working for years to bring more compact technologies for home use to the market.
These compact solutions are often placed on the roofs of houses and companies to extract electrical energy from the wind. A compact and extremely quiet wind turbine has now been added to these pieces, which could definitively put an end to the use of solar panels and conventional wind turbines. It is designed in the The Netherlands and promises to revolutionize the energy sector.
This invention, predicted by the ancient Greeks, attempts to surpass solar panels
It weighs only 100 kilos, so it can be placed on the roof of your home without any problems. It is a very quiet piece, only 45 dB, and thus solves one of the most characteristic problems of turbines, namely noise. It is named as LIAM F1 UWT. It is a wind turbine with a characteristic design, which stands out for its compact size and extremely quiet operation.
The company specialized in renewable energy The Archimedes, in the Netherlandsis behind this development. In the area where this type of article was created, it quickly gained great popularity, mainly due to the orography of a very flat terrain. It has a spiral design inspired by the Archimedean spiralespecially striking.
It weighs 100 kilos and has a diameter of one and a half meters. Its dimensions facilitate its installation on the roofs of houses and buildings without serious complications. The company emphasizes that the turbine LIAM F1 UWT It has sufficient capacity to produce between 300 and 2,500 kW/h per year, the equivalent of the annual consumption of a medium-sized home.
The tests carried out have shown that it can achieve an average of 1,500 kW/h per year at wind speeds of 5 m/s. With its revolutionary design, this piece uses a rotor that captures the energy of the wind and converts it from kinetic energy into mechanical energy. For optimal performance, the turbine design ensures that the turbine is always in the correct wind direction.
This prediction by the ancient Greeks even puts an end to solar panels
In addition to its size, it attracts attention due to the low noise level it produces, which puts an end to one of the biggest problems of conventional turbines. The rotor blades are made of flat surfaces, allowing this wind turbine to rotate without producing a noise greater than 45 dB.
As time goes by, this type of device is gaining popularity and although in general they do not directly replace solar panels, in certain regions such as the The Netherlandsis a viable alternative to photovoltaic devices.
In short, this invention was inspired by historical Archimedean spiral could be the ‘evolution’ of the classics solar panels and wind turbines, like the sphere that fills with water and multiplies the sun’s rays by 10,000. In this way the Ancient Greeks They would have a privileged place at this time.