The Future of Solid State Wind Energy - No More Blades

So would you want something like a PowerPod for your home? And if you liked this video be sure to check out, "Are Stirling Engines the Future of Energy Storage?" https://youtu.be/Be3FckQoDws?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi4dFnLD9622FK77atWtQVv7

My girlfriend is apparently obsessed with bladeless wind turbines, she even has a prototype in her nightstand.

I can imagine it now... Looking down the hill to the village as the sun sets. Atop each house sits a wiggling column. A gust of wind blows through, and the columns rejoice, adding a few more strokes to their wiggles.

The main thing I learned is that peak performance of the column is based on stiffness, which is related to how it is blown. Thank you, I hope to apply this lesson to my personal life.

It's all very interesting, and I particularly like the hydroelectric solutions for use on the ocean floor, but I can't help but feel like technology has (in some way) done a loop back to the windmill days 😆

The fact that you could maintain an stratight face talking about the Dildotron 2000 Generator is amazing.

"Wiggling column" 🤔 That's the most polite description for that solid state wind device. 😁

There is also barotrauma—internal injuries caused by exposure to rapid pressure changes near the trailing edges of moving blades

I always thought the bird issue wasn't the number but the type. Cats and windows kill small common birds while wind farms were killing large birds of prey which are fewer in number

1960: in 2050 we'll have flying cars 2050: "wiggling columns" everywhere

I think put together 2 power pods and the wiggler and you've got yourself a party.

Living in a place like San Francisco, it seems a bit absurd that there aren't PowerPods or Savonius turbines all over the place. They seem like the perfect local alternative to rooftop solar in a place where the sun can be hard to find but the wind is basically a given.

I honestly believe those Vortex Bladeless can finally be the solution to harnessing waves and tides to generate electricity. IDK if their current models are watertight, but maybe someday.

You paint that "wiggling column" the right shade of green and it would blend right into any desert as just another cactus.

The EWICON was installed when I studied in Delft. I was looking at it at with some friends while guessing wat it was. A professor overheard us and explained what it was, with a dissapointed tone he said that the proto type doesnt work but that they learned valueble lessons in the building proces. They never even bothered to attach it to the grid.

I love how all these ideas are essentially the reverse of the existing home appliance, i.e. reverse air-purifier and a reverse "toy", such good example of innovation

100 years ago, windmills were a common sight across rural America. They were usually used to pump water, but they were often adapted to produce electricity.

I remember when the Guardian covered the Vortex Bladeless design, calling it the "Skybrator."

The oscillating one could be painted green and multiplied to probably resemble grass rustling in the wind, which I'm pretty sure is universally more pleasing than its current design.

Hi Matt, I'm in the UK and wind farms here are mainly offshore, making their upkeep even more expensive. The government arent doing anything to help the energy rape taking place here, whilst in France the energy firms have had their increase capped at 4% here in the UK we are looking at a 200% price hike in energy costs. Thanks for your informative channel, I would probably opt for 6 of the Powerpods along my house ridge, but a planning permission application is £400 ($500) and that covers just one device, each additional device is another charge. So you see they would let me fit them - but they want their cut of my investment and my savings. We are all being charged.