# Wind-Powered Towers Helix Wind-Powered Mobile Towers Blow in Alternate Energy By Meghan Young | Published 2009-10-01 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/helix-wind-powered-cell-phone-towers References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/7720/helix-wind-to-power-cell-phone-towers-in-africa-and-usa.html) & [helixwind](http://www.helixwind.com/en/) Mobile phones have become such a staple in our lives that the thought of losing service is unbearable; hence the Helix Wind powered cell phone towers. Entering unreliable, expensive or nonexistent territories in the USA and Africa, the San Diego-based company will be introducing wind as an [alternative energy source](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beam-global). An ideal way to not only lower costs but to also establish service in some areas, the Helix Wind powered cell phone towers usher in a whole new future for the telecommunication sector. Hoping to have test sites installed in the US and West Africa by November, Helix Wind will deliver its first [test turbines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blademade) to Nigeria in late October. If these test sites are sucessful, hundreds of sites could pop up in a matter of a few years. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 94% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Wind-powered Cell Phone Towers:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expanding alternative energy sources for telecommunications infrastructure. - **Lowering Costs:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implementing cost-effective solutions for establishing service in unreliable or expensive areas. - **Telecommunications Sector Transformation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionizing the future of telecommunication through the adoption of wind-powered towers. ### Who This Affects Most - **Renewable Energy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating wind power in telecommunication infrastructure to promote sustainability. - **Telecommunications:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovating the industry with wind-powered cell phone towers to improve coverage in underserved areas. - **Infrastructure:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating a new market for wind-powered cell phone towers as a viable alternative to traditional tower solutions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable EV Charging Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/change-wind-corporation.md) - [Honeycomb-Shaped Wind Turbines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bladeless-wind-turbine-design.md) - [Portable Wind Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Portable-Wind-Generator.md) - [Portable Wind Turbine Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shine-20.md) - [Travel-Ready Wind Turbines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wind-turbine-generator.md) - [Single-Blade Offshore Wind Turbines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/singleblade-offshore-wind-turbine.md) - [Mast-Mounted Wind Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grain-blanc.md) - [Floating Wind Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wind-platform.md) - [Portable Energy Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-energy-generator.md)