The Archimedes, a Rotterdam based research and development company, announced that it has developed a totally new generation of wind turbines for domestic use.
The company claims that the wind turbine, dubbed as Liam F1 Urban Wind Turbine, will gain much more energy out of the wind than current generation wind turbines. It also produces less sound thanks to its innovative design.
Liam F1 generates an average of 1,500 kilowatt-hour of energy at a wind-speed of 5m/s, which resembles half of the power consumption of a common household.
Another advantage of the wind turbine is that it can be used in combination with solar panels on the roof. As a result the household gets to use the wind energy where there is wind flow and solar energy when the sun is shining.
The new wind turbine from The Archimedes is revolutionary. Currently there are very few wind turbines that actively generate energy in households. One of the reasons for this is that the yield from current generation wind turbines is very low (average of 25 percent), and that the blades produce too much noise.
While the company has just unveiled the wind turbine recently, it claims it has already sold 7,000 turbines in 14 countries. The interest is so big that the company has started developing relatively small turbines for use on boats, on lampposts and in water, company officials said.
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