a renewable energy generates a million deaths per year and Spain seems to have the final solution to end this carnage. When we talk about renewable energies, we mean energy sources based on the use of inexhaustible natural resources, such as the sun, wind or water.
They are mainly characterized by the fact that they do not resort to fossil fuels. Instead, they turn to natural resources capable of unlimited renewal. These inexhaustible energies do not generate greenhouse gases, the main causes of climate change and other polluting emissions. It can be said that renewable energy sources are clean energy sources.
The main advantage of renewable energy sources is their purity, as they have no impact on the environment (in terms of pollution). While renewable energy sources are the main option to offset the pollution caused by fossil fuels, there is one in particular that is disrupting habitat and resulting in the extermination of a flying species.
This renewable energy is not what it seems: it causes 1 million deaths per year
Since the end of the 20th century, the use of renewable energy sources has occupied a privileged place Spain. Of these predominant energies, wind energy is the second most used source for electricity production. According to Association of Wind Companiesmore than 22,000 wind turbines have been installed throughout Spanish territory. Although it is a relevant source of energy and provides employment to many citizens, according to a study conducted by the CSIC revealed that wind farms record ‘almost a million bats a year’.
The research even states that other species, such as birds, are also affected by this situation. Many animals die when they collide with the blades of wind turbines, so the blades are believed to be the source of the problem. In this context, a large number of wind companies are working on new solutions so that this renewable energy can reduce the negative impact on wildlife.
In concrete terms, a Spanish company is developing a wind turbine without blades, without gears or shafts. We talk about Vortex without bladea company that could change the future of wind turbines. David Yanezengineer, co-founder and president of the brand, spoke about his proposal in the program HANDLE, “What’s Coming”.
This new wind turbine would have some similarities with traditional windmills: “The vertical part, what would be the tower”, in addition to the white color. It would have no blades, so to capture the air, the system “oscillates, what it does is resonate with the wind.”
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The idea arose in 2002, the year in which the engineer was still a student. Two decades later, machines Vortex without blade have not yet reached the same heights as the rest of the industry because, as indicated Davidyour first steps should be focused “on the urban living environment, and try to find a solution to capture the energy of the wind blowing over our roofs.”
According to the company’s website, “this technology is under development.” The devices Vortex They are simple in concept and in the entire process: from simple production to installation and operation. They have a fixed base and a cylindrical mast that oscillates freely perpendicular to the direction of the wind, connected by a carbon rod. The internal parts do not collide with each other, but work together to produce electricity.
In a similar manner to a conventional dynamo, coils and magnetic fields interact to produce electricity by electromagnetic induction, without the need to rotate about an axis. The magnets act as a “tuning system” by changing the apparent electrical constant of the mast and increasing the range of wind speeds in which the oscillation is generated.
Ultimately, the renewable energy called (wind) causes a million deaths a year, but Spain could have the solution for that with technology Vortex without blade.