Could a Wind Turbine Be Coming to a Bridge Near You? | Innovation | Smithsonian
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Could a Wind Turbine Be Coming to a Bridge Near You? | Innovation | Smithsonian
'... a team of Spanish and British engineers has released data that could make locating turbine sites a bit easier. The big thinkers suggest building turbines into the underside of already existing bridges.
The engineers studied the Juncal Viaduct, a car bridge on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. They created computer models and determined how much wind energy the bridge could produce if equipped with turbines. Running different configurations of turbine numbers and sizes, the model suggested two medium-sized turbines would be the best solution for most bridges. The largest wind turbines currently on the market have blades of about 260 feet across.
For the Juncal Viaduct model, two turbines would produce about 0.5 megawatts of wind power. This could cover the energy consumption of about 500 homes and save 140 tons of carbon dioxide per year, which equates to the amount produced by 7,200 trees in that time.
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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-wind-turbine-be-coming-bridge-near-you-180955854/?no-ist
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-wind-turbine-be-coming-bridge-near-you-180955854/?no-ist
Could a Wind Turbine Be Coming to a Bridge Near You? | Innovation | Smithsonian
'... a team of Spanish and British engineers has released data that could make locating turbine sites a bit easier. The big thinkers suggest building turbines into the underside of already existing bridges.
The engineers studied the Juncal Viaduct, a car bridge on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. They created computer models and determined how much wind energy the bridge could produce if equipped with turbines. Running different configurations of turbine numbers and sizes, the model suggested two medium-sized turbines would be the best solution for most bridges. The largest wind turbines currently on the market have blades of about 260 feet across.
For the Juncal Viaduct model, two turbines would produce about 0.5 megawatts of wind power. This could cover the energy consumption of about 500 homes and save 140 tons of carbon dioxide per year, which equates to the amount produced by 7,200 trees in that time.
...'
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-wind-turbine-be-coming-bridge-near-you-180955854/?no-ist
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-wind-turbine-be-coming-bridge-near-you-180955854/?no-ist
Given most bridges are designed to minimize the surface catching the wind, I don't think this will be applicable in most places... All the pressure from the extra wind caught will be applied to the pylons, and that is a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteWe don't want more of these :-p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw