The future trends in wind power harvesting

Wind power still encounters many difficulties and it is necessary to research the new methods for harvesting of wind power. The main future trends in wind turbines are related to new designs and completely new concepts that will help to increase the overall efficiency. 

Bladeless wind turbines

Wind turbines kill birds and that is a fact. In order to solve this problem, it would be wise to use bladeless wind turbines. The main problem with bladeless designs is the fact that they are still too small and have low efficiency. In the future, the scientists should find the more effective bladeless design concepts that will involve closed turbines, low and high pressure turbines and artificial wind trees. 

Airborne wind turbines

If you want to get higher yields of wind power, you should launch the turbines high into the air. Scientists are already experimenting with balloons, kytoons, kites, tethered airplanes and other flying objects that will lift the turbines into the air. The effectiveness of airborne wind turbines is much higher than the land wind turbines. Therefore, we could expect many developments in this field. 

Offshore wind farms

Making offshore wind farms is a difficult task, but there are many advances in this field. Offshore wind turbines can be more independent and have larger efficiency. 

Microscopic wind turbines

Tiny wind turbines could be installed in gadgets and used to recharge the battery. You could put your phone near a window and the slow breeze will fill its batteries. You could also gently move it and create wind that will recharge the battery. This is especially useful when you are not able to charge your phone when you go camping or outdoors.