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New offshore turbine
design to create and store
energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- While many are taking to the oceans and trying to
find the best ways to harness offshore wind and provide clean
energy from renewable sources, the basic design of any wind turbine
is that of a windmill. That is until now. The new design in the works is
by Ehrnberg Solutions AB, which is owned and operated by Daniel
Ehrnberg. Ehrnberg is also the inventor behind this newly designed
turbine called SeaTwirl.
SeaTwirl, according to the company website, is a “new principle to store
and harvest offshore wind energy. SeaTwirl uses the ocean sea water as a
bearing and can therefore use cheaper and heavier materials and function
as a large low speed flywheel.” This new design will allow wind power
generating plants to be built without the need for a gearbox, transmission
line or roller-bearings.
The new turbine, according to their video, is designed to be better suited
for the ocean environment and use the benefits of both the air and the
water. While the biggest prototype to date is 1:50 to scale, Ehrnberg
hopes to have a fully functional turbine in the next four to six years and
believes the SeaTwirl technology will be much more cost-effective. He
plans to use undersea cables that are currently in place to bring the
energy back to shore.
New offshore turbine design to create and store energy