From Sketch to Skyline: A Milestone in Renewable Energy
In 2012, my final year project took me on an exhilarating journey in the realm of green energy. I designed and crafted one of India's pioneering VAWTs, aptly named "Energy Smart," based on the high efficiency Benesh Rotor concept originally published in 1994.
Fast forward to today, and this endeavor stands as a beacon of progress. Fueled by innovations in material science, VAWTs have evolved dramatically. The rise of affordable Carbon Fiber as a material as well as the entire process since 2012 has changed the game, making these turbines far more efficient and cost-effective than ever before.
Now, in 2018, with amazingly improved materials and power electronics, VAWTs are no longer just a vision but a viable, practical alternative to standalone solar systems, especially in urban settings with low-to-moderate wind speeds. It's a tale of how engineering dreams can, and do, become reality.
Modified Benesh Rotor based VAWT for low to moderate wind speed areas in urban environment of Nashik, Maharashtra.
Front Cover Page for Energy Smart Wind Turbine's Technical Documentation.
1.8kW Battery Bank of Energy Smart.
The date in the photographs is actually 2012.
Onsite inspection of the Energy Smart Wind Turbine.
Publication of the Energy Smart's Technical Document
At National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), Chennai, India.
(An Autonomous Research Institute under Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, New Delhi)
Project covered as special story on Front Page in region's most popular Newspaper "Maharashtra Times".
14th National Training Course on Wind Enegry Technology, NIWE (formerly C-WET), Channai, India.
Sunset view from "Energy Smart".
I got to work on HAWT's - Elcon, Suzlon & GWL back in 2014 near Satara, Maharashtra as an Assistant Operations & Maintenance Engineer.
