mecanoo architecten + TU delft unveil a windmill without moving blades
‘EWICON prototype’ by mecanoo architecten and delft university of technology, the netherlands
all images courtesy of mecanoo architects / TU delft.
A scale model of the bladeless windmill developed by mecanoo architecten
and delft university of technology is now viewable in front of the on-campus
faculty building dedicated to engineering, mathematics and computer science.
the electrostatic wind energy converter (EWICON) is a steel frame structure that
uses particle movement to generate energy. Electrically charged water droplets
are moved across a bipolar field by wind which creates a current that is
transmittable to a grid.
As such, the form is freed of mechanically moving parts
and instead becomes a sleek steel frame supporting a shear of horizontal
tubes. More pragmatically, the lack of moving parts reduces maintenance
costs, wear and tear and shadow casting as well as virtually eliminating noise
pollution.
The technology was developed by TU delft’s departments of chemical and
and delft university of technology is now viewable in front of the on-campus
faculty building dedicated to engineering, mathematics and computer science.
the electrostatic wind energy converter (EWICON) is a steel frame structure that
uses particle movement to generate energy. Electrically charged water droplets
are moved across a bipolar field by wind which creates a current that is
transmittable to a grid.
As such, the form is freed of mechanically moving parts
and instead becomes a sleek steel frame supporting a shear of horizontal
tubes. More pragmatically, the lack of moving parts reduces maintenance
costs, wear and tear and shadow casting as well as virtually eliminating noise
pollution.
The technology was developed by TU delft’s departments of chemical and
aerospace engineering in conjunction with wageningen university and is slated to
be the next phase of wind energy technology. while traditional turbines convert
wind energy into mechanical energy that is then turned into electrical energy,
the EWICON uses electro hydrodynamic atomisation wherein a high electric field
is used to generate and charge particles simultaneously. the EWICON’s filleted
rectangular form was integrated in mecanoo’s proposal for stadstimmerhuis 010
in rotterdam, which suggests that future applications of the technology are
particularly relevant to urban architecture.
be the next phase of wind energy technology. while traditional turbines convert
wind energy into mechanical energy that is then turned into electrical energy,
the EWICON uses electro hydrodynamic atomisation wherein a high electric field
is used to generate and charge particles simultaneously. the EWICON’s filleted
rectangular form was integrated in mecanoo’s proposal for stadstimmerhuis 010
in rotterdam, which suggests that future applications of the technology are
particularly relevant to urban architecture.
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