Flower Turbines: Eco, Art, and the Windmill of the Future?

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Towering over the roadways, wind turbines often take up a lot of space. They’re important because they turn kinetic energy into electric energy that powers communities across the country. However, they can often be unsightly, loud, and associated with a lot of negative attributes that make them seem less than desirable as neighbors.

But what if there was a wind turbine you actually wanted to work and live next to? That could exist in smart cities?

Ones that could help build wind-based energy, which companies are already incorporating into their day-to-day?

One that is aesthetically pleasing — like a piece of eco-kinetic artwork — and has the potential to change the clean energy market as you know it?

Flower Turbines (currently raising capital via a crowdfunding program) is a company attempting to beautify the wind industry with its efficient and versatile small wind turbines that look like tulips. Compared to a regular turbine, Flower Turbines are reportedly quiet, cost-effective, eco-friendly, safe for wildlife, and small. They start at slow wind speeds, around 1m/s compared to typical turbines that start at 3m/s. Flower Turbines produce power where it is needed. In fact, Flower Turbines might be the missing link in distributed energy production.

The market for wind turbines is growing, but Flower Turbines believes it can grow it much faster. The company says that its innovations could potentially change the market, as its business model is different from the old small wind model of one at a time sales. The company is planning to sell to the many markets with one size for each installation, which has reportedly never been done before.

There are three different models: small, medium, and large, which cater to different audiences. You can choose whatever color you want to blend into the environment or fit your specific needs.

— The small model has blades 1 meter high, is lightweight, and ideal for off-grid projects.

— The medium model has blades meters high, the most popular choice for residential and businesses because of its compact size. The blades are made of fiberglass, and it comes with electronics for a grid or battery connection. These can be installed on the ground or flat roofs.

— The large model has blades 5 meters high, great for corporations or large parking lots/open areas to make a significant amount of energy. This model is available in fiberglass and comes with a 5kW generator.

These models may help to address energy costs, reduce carbon emissions, pollution, and actually make neighboring turbines perform better instead of interfering with their performance: to the tune of 20-50% more production. This is the reason that the company concentrates on projects using multiple turbines and that Flower Turbines have the potential to produce even more power per square meter than solar power in a windy area. They see this as an advantage in a crowded world. Flower Turbines reports that it is synergistic to many companies involved in solar and batteries while supplying that missing gap in making microgrids or just balancing the grid.

The company has also addressed the problem that low noise and high efficiency usually don’t go together with patents that increase efficiency and reduce turbulence. They do this by adjusting the relative sizes of the components like the blades and shaft and by using horizontal “ribs” that block the wind hitting one area of the turbine from interfering with another area of the turbine. With these ribs, the turbulence is decreased and efficiency is increased. Extensive testing of a large turbine reported that by the time that other wind turbines are just starting, a Flower Turbine is producing 30 watts.

In addition, Flower Turbines is already in the e-mobility sector through charging stations and e-bike and scooter solutions. Accessible to-go charging facilities have become popular in recent years as more people turn to e-mobility to get around instead of cars. Flower Turbines anticipates gearing their charging solutions toward the European market, where the U.S. target market will be corporations and municipalities via wind turbines. Charging is important to industries like lighting, telecommunications, operators, and gas stations.

Flower Turbines says it has created 6 types of charging products that cater to a variety of needs:

— Wind and Sun Charging (Type ZW), a stand-alone charging station that uses a wind turbine and solar panels to produce electricity.

— Sun Charging (Type Z), a stand-alone charging station that does not need to be connected to a grid.

— Charging Pole (Type SL), a charging station with 2 or 4 charging points for bicycles, scooters, or mobility scooters. Grid connection.

— Corten Steel E-Bike Charging Unit, a charging unit for 2 bikes, scooters, or mobility scooters made of corten steel — complete with LED lighting for nighttime usage.

— Wall and Drive-in Charging (Type WL), a charging unit with 3 sockets on the wall or for a bike rack for companies that want to provide biking space for employees.

— Charging Bench, a charging unit for public spaces that provides seating as well as 4 power sockets with 2 USB ports.

Through small wind turbines, charging stations, and more, Flower Turbines has a goal to be a foundational global player of renewable energy. Find out more here.

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