It’s a vision of a magnetically levitated wind turbine that can generate one gigawatt of energy (enough to power 750,000 homes). This is the device proposed by a new Arizona-based company, MagLev Wind Turbine Technologies. The company claims that it can deliver clean power for less than cent per kilowatt hour using this wind turbine.
Magnetic levitation is a very efficient method of capturing wind energy. The blades of the turbine are suspended on a cushion of air, and the energy is directed to linear generators with minimal fiction losses. But the big advantage with maglev is that it reduces maintenance costs, and increases the lifespan of the generator.
The company points out that building a single huge turbine like this reduces construction and maintenance costs, and requires less land space than hundreds of conventional turbines. The company is headed by Ed Mazur, a researcher of variable renewable energy sources since 1981 and inventor of the magnetic levitation wind turbine.
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Sir/Madam, I just read about your magnetically levitation wind turbine. It sounds very facinating . Can you please send me more information the this turbine. I will like to know how it operates, its capacity and cost. I will appreciate any information comparing it to other wind turbines. I will like to know if the can be used offshore.
Thanks for your help.
Kofi Obuobi