A student from Arizona State University has created wind turbine that can be fit onto a highway billboard. The turbine is powered by the turbulence of passing cars.
The student (Joe) describes, "Average vehicle speeds on the valley highways are approximately 70 mph. Using average annual wind speeds of 10 mph as a baseline, each single wind turbine will produce 9,600KwH of energy, annually (enough to fully power my 700 s.f. apartment). This power production estimate will increase exponentially with an increase in wind turbulence speed. I believe that the wind stream created over the freeways by our primary mode of transportation will create an average annual wind speed well beyond the baseline of 10 mph."
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Billboard Wind Turbines
- Opportunity for harnessing wind energy from passing vehicles to power billboards.
- Highway Renewable Energy
- Potential to generate significant amounts of renewable energy from wind turbines installed on highways.
- Green Advertising
- Integration of sustainable and energy-efficient technologies in billboard advertising.
Where This Applies
- Renewable Energy
- Renewable energy companies can explore the use of wind turbines on highways to capture wind energy from passing vehicles.
- Outdoor Advertising
- Billboard companies can adopt wind turbine technology to power their advertisements, reducing reliance on traditional energy sources.
- Transportation
- Opportunity for car manufacturers to develop vehicles with streamlined designs that increase wind turbulence to generate more energy for wind turbines on highways.
