BMW installs ‘motionless’ wind energy device at Mini factory
Update: 2024-09-05
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US startup Aeromine has installed the UK’s first “motionless” wind turbine atop BMW’s Mini factory in Oxford. The 3-metre-tall, box-shaped device captures wind flowing up and over the building. Specially designed wing-like airfoils create a vacuum behind the unit which forces air up through a chamber where it turns a fan inside, generating power. Aeromine’s device has no visible moving parts. The bladeless design minimises noise and vibrations, and the risks to wildlife like birds or bats. By amplifying wind speed, Aeromine’s system can harness energy more efficiently. Each unit has a power rating of 5kW — equivalent to about…
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