Ericsson cell tower partially powered by wind

EricssonwindcelltowerIt’s likely no secret that I have an interest in helping out with our environmental crisis. The fact that I’m a self-proclaimed hypermiler ought to tell you something… other than I tend to drive slow, that is. Ericsson just scored some green points with me based on their trial Tube Tower rig that uses wind power. The tower consumes around 40% less power thanks to a direct-drive system that turns wind currents into usable electricity. The system uses five-meter long blades on the vertical turbine and currently uses whatever juice it can generate; the sample tower doesn’t incorporate any method to store captured energy yet.I like the concept because carriers are already trying to reach high for increased signal coverage. Why not leverage air currents closer to the clouds if you’re trying to build up anyway? Now if we could just turn all that hot air from phone conversations themselves into battery power. Portable power problem solved!

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