Egyptian researchers at Pharos University in Alexandria have developed a new bladeless wind turbine design, Attaqa reports. The new turbine design features a cone-shaped structure along a column that moves with air currents, generating electricity without the need for blades. The system will also include a linear generator.

Extra advantages: The bladeless design is greener and offers a solution to the problem of conventional wind turbines intercepting migratory bird paths, a concern in Egypt due to its location along the path of birds migrating from Eastern and Central Europe.

Not the first to do it: Spanish company Vortex Bladeless also developed a bladeless wind turbine utilizing aeroelastic resonance through vortex shedding. Glasgow-based startup Katrick Technologies has introduced a bladeless turbine design dubbed the Wind Panel. Wind Panels are honeycomb-shaped and use oscillating aerofoils to harness low-level turbulent winds, making them suitable for urban environments.

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