Key points
The Wind & Solar Tower is a generator powered by both wind and sun.
Each Wind & Solar Tower generates enough renewable electricity to provide 8,455 quick charges for electric vehicles (EVs) per year.
The tower could also be used for grid-buffering and could keep backouts at bay
The Wind & Solar Tower is self sufficient and generates all of the power onsite with no power loss. It doesn’t require other power plants, transformers, substations, power lines, or Kms of wire to function.
We all know wind and solar-powered charging could further lower the environmental impact of electric cars and one US based company wants to combine them in one electricity-generating device that could be used for EV charging stations or wherever grid-buffering might help keep blackouts at bay.
Change Wind Corporation has developed the Wind & Solar Tower, which it claims is the first device to combine wind and solar on one site. Each 25 metre tower requires just two square meters of ground, includes a six-helical-blade wind generator with a self-cleaning solar panel on top, and can be coupled with a 1,000-kWh energy storage array.
The company states with solar and wind sources combined, the platform can currently generate up to 52.5 kW, with a total annual output of 169,000 kwh. This would be enough to give 8,455 EVs per year with up to six vehicles being charged at once, enabled by battery storage within.
The company also claims that the design can produce power with just 5-mph winds, versus a 26-mph minimum for commonly used propeller/pinwheel designs. And furthermore, the company claims, the design doesn't generate the noise or have the maintenance needs of those. It also doesn't kill birds.
So with Australia's electric super highway slowly coming together which will be the world's biggest, this renewable energy platform has all the ingredients that could be the perfect solution for such a large country like ours. Whether it's wind or solar (or as Change Wind Corporation hopes, both), renewable energy allows EVs to bypass emissions from fossil-fuel power plants, while also reducing the load on the electricity grid.
For more information on Change Wind Corporation, head to their home website; https://changewindcorporation.com/
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