14 DAY TRIAL // Wind turbines are one of the most fickle power generation technologies, but also the one that is easiest and cheapest to implement in many ways. That is what the AirEnergy3D project is betting on.
AirEnergy3D has just been posted on Kickstarter. It is an open source project that offers to 3D print a wind turbine that can generate up to 300W of electrical power.
This doesn't sound like such a big deal, until you reach the part where it says that the turbine is small enough to carry in a backpack. Imagine, going to the top of a mountain and recharging your laptop from an instant-deployable wind energy harnesser. Jules Verne himself would probably whistle in appreciation.
Omni3D was assisted by a 3D printer manufacturing company from Poznan in Western Poland.
The AirEnergy3D turbines haven't been finalized yet, but that's why the Kickstarter project even went up: it needs crowd-funding.
If it raises enough money, Omni3D expects to launch kits, small units that can be used anywhere. And if you don't want to pay for the fully finished object, no problem! You can get the plans and make the kits from stuff available in local stores.
The funding goal is of £19,000 / $32,000 / €24,000. For every £2,500 / $4,200 / €3,100, one AirEnergy3D fully functional turbine with preprinted propellers will be donated to an African village.
