The
Tokyo-based
company’s
slimline
Skwid
design,
forseen
for
powering
islands
in
remote
locations,
is
calculated
to
have
an
output
capacity
of
500kW
in
winds
of
13
metres
per
second
(m/s)
rising
toward
1MW
in
velocities
of
16m/s.
“By
harvesting
renewable
energy
from
never-ending
currents
and
strong
and
continuous
ocean
winds,
the
technology
of
the
Skwid
[will]
provide
cost-effective
power
generation
with
minimal
environmental
impact,”
says
Modec.
The
Skwid’s
24-metre-diameter
Darrieus
VAWT
has
been
modelled
to
capture
twice
the
energy
from
its
rectangular
swept
area
as
a
similarly
dimensioned
conventional
onshore
turbine.
Its
split-cylinder,
bucket-shaped
current
turbine
does
double
duty,
serving
both
to
jump-start
the
wind…
