A Spanish company is proposing a radical new way to generate wind energy: creating wind turbines that have no blades. Their wind turbine, which they call the Vortex, looks like a giant rolled joint shooting into the sky. Unlike conventional turbines which use wind gusts to create energy, the Vortex uses something called vorticity—whirlpools of wind spinning around a single point—to turn vibrations into energy. The makers of the Vortex claim that turbine is a better alternative to conventional wind turbines because it uses no gears, bolts, or mechanically moving parts, making it far cheaper to manufacture and maintain.
This wind turbine generates energy without the need for blades
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