In France there was a tree that produced electricity

The French team of engineers has created an artificial tree capable of generating electricity from wind. The device operates quietly and produces energy even at low air movement.

The idea came to my mind when I watched Celestina leaves in calm weather. The energy comes from the air and transferred to watts, the author of the project Wind Tree jérôme Michaud-lariviere, founder of the startup company that plans to start selling environmentally friendly power plant in 2015.

As writes Daily Mail, the device uses a small plate in the form of curled leaves that convert wind energy into electrical energy. Regardless of the direction of air flow. An additional advantage of wood is its completely silent operation.





To create the 8-meter prototype engineers spent three years. Power generating "tree" installed in the municipality Plümer-bodou in North-Western France. The inventor hopes that one day, these generators will appear in private yards and on city streets.

The cost of one Wind Tree is about 30 thousand euros. It is reported that the new installation is more efficient than conventional wind turbines, because it produces energy even when the wind speed is only 4 m/s.

Michaud-lariviere hopes that the tree will be used to power street lights or charging stations for electric vehicles. In the future he plans to improve the installation and connect it to the energy-efficient homes. Ideal power generating "a tree", according to the inventor, should have sheets made of natural fibers, "roots" in the form of geothermal generator and "bark" with photovoltaic cells.

Source: hi-news.ru