The wind wall is a new solution for household electricity generation
By inventing a wall of wind turbines, an American science-based company has invented a new solution for generating electricity from wind energy in cities.
Eviralnews, citing Interesting Engineering, “Joe Doucet” designer of “Airiva” company has designed a wall that is supposed to bring clean energy production to urban landscapes. This wall, called Awind, consists of vertical, modular and most importantly eye-catching wind turbines that can be installed in hotels, office buildings and residential units.
Wind energy is one of the important renewable energies that countries have turned to in order to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Doucet's original design in 2021 was called the Wind Turbine Wall. Over the past two years, the designer has developed and tested this concept several times, with most changes in the shape and size of the blades.
After detailed tests in two wind tunnel facilities, this knowledge-based company found the spiral structure of the turbine blades to be the most efficient. Although this is not the first time helical blades have been used in a vertical turbine, what Iriva sees as its most desirable development is how to position multiple blades simultaneously to achieve maximum efficiency. They plan to use 80% recycled materials in their production.
In a standard setup, where eight helical blades are arranged, the wind wall can generate about 2200 kilowatts of energy annually.
According to the promoters of this plan, the average American family would need five wind wall units to completely eliminate their dependence on the local power grid. The dimensions of each unit of these walls are 4.2 meters by 2.1 meters.
The solution is silent, modular, and a series of units can be installed in one facility to increase energy production. The advantage of distributed energy systems is that since they are generated near the point of consumption, they have less energy loss during transmission.
Of course, this knowledge-based company is not looking for residential customers to buy its product. Since the concept was first unveiled in 2021, companies, public institutions and real estate companies have been eager to install it on their premises.
The company is still a long way from commercial installation of its wind wall units, with custom trials later this year and the first orders coming in 2025.
