Engineering is often mimicking nature, but humming birds? Recently Tyer Wind, a European company has developed a wind energy generator that instead of traditional airplane like props, have modeled their design on the wings of humming birds. They believe that the way hummingbirds fly is so energy efficient, perhaps using wind to create the machines motion will be be one of the most efficient ways of generating electric energy. The company's working model, which is small enough to fit in a homes back yard, produces up to 1000 watts in 10mph to 20mph wind. While that may not be enough energy for the average house to go green with a single wind turbine, its clear that Tyer Wind is looking at building larger, more powerful generators in the near future. To read more: Tyer Wind Comments are closed.
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