AÑO
2019
CATEGORÍA
Hogar
OBJETIVOS
Energía asequible y no contaminante
PAL. CLAVE
Urban Wind , Clean Energy , Sustainable Design
PAÍS
Chile
CRÉDITOS
Nicolas Orellana is the creator of the O-Wind. He is an industrial designer and MSc International Innovation who has 13 years of experience dedicated to solving innovation challenges in interdisciplinary environments, including electronics, antiseismic construction, agriculture, energy and others. His work has been recognized with 13 awards in Latinamerica, USA and the UK.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicorellana/?locale=en_US
LINK
https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/en-IN/2018/project/o-wind-turbine/
O-WIND, Omnidirectional Wind Turbine
Allows people to generate their own electricity in apartments for the first time. (Patent pending).
The O-Wind Turbine is an Omnidirectional Wind Turbine capable of generating electricity from winds in any direction (vertical, diagonal and horizontal), which makes it the first technology capable of facing turbulent winds in building facades.
Unlike traditional turbines that only work with horizontal winds, its particular geometry enables it to rotate over a single axis always in the same sense by using winds coming from any direction, allowing a more continuous operation and maximizing the energy generation.
The O-Wind will allow people living in 1.3bn apartments worldwide, to individually generate their own electricity for the first time, giving them the chance of contributing to the environment, having a degree of energy independence and saving money.
Prototypes are being tested with different materials, the latest of which is recycled ABS (main image); this prototype is currently being exposed at the Science Museum in London.