Wwave has developed the WindWave, a hardware component that modifies wind farm topography with cost-efficient wind-breaking structures to optimize airflow through turbine rotors. This technology increases turbine production by up to 35% while reducing the cost of energy to as low as 20€/MWh, enhancing the competitiveness of clean energy.
Funding
$215.1K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Wind farms often suffer from suboptimal airflow, leading to reduced turbine efficiency and higher energy costs. Existing methods to improve wind flow are either expensive, ineffective, or negatively impact turbine lifespan.
Solution
Wwave has developed the WindWave, a hardware component designed to optimize airflow within wind farms. The WindWave consists of cost-efficient, ground-level wind-breaking structures strategically placed to modify wind farm topography. These structures divert airflow, optimizing it through the turbine rotor area, resulting in increased wind speed, reduced turbulence intensity, and lower wind shear. This leads to higher turbine production without compromising the operational lifetime of the turbines.
Target Audience
The primary customers are wind farm developers and operators seeking to increase energy production, reduce costs, and optimize land usage.
Features
- Ground-level wind-breaking structures that modify wind farm topography without physical contact with turbines.
- Optimized airflow through the turbine rotor area, increasing wind speed and reducing turbulence.
- Increased turbine production by up to 35%.
- Reduced cost of energy to as low as 20€/MWh.
- Potential to install up to 100% more turbines in a wind farm while maintaining the same development area.
- Potential to reduce the wind farm area by up to 50% while maintaining constant power output.