The development team of the Novosibirsk State Technical University of NETI is creating a wind power plant based on easily recyclable materials, which will be more compact and more accessible to the consumer than existing analogues on the market.
"The analysis showed that the cost of one wind power plant can exceed 500 thousand rubles, and with additional equipment it will be even more expensive. Our installation — due to the materials and manufacturing technologies used — will have a lower cost. In addition, the existing analogues of wind turbines weigh 200-300 kg, we intend to keep within smaller figures by making the windmill mobile and easily assembled," said Daniil Matveev, one of the authors of the development, a 6th-year student of the Faculty of Aircraft of NSTU NET.
According to the developers, the prospects for the use of a mobile and light wind power plant are quite wide. So, in remote settlements of the country, in case of power outages, for example, in the event of a power line breakage, diesel generators are most often used, the operation of which is expensive due to the cost of fuel. A wind power plant is an alternative and affordable option for autonomous or backup power supply. Another potential field of application of variations of wind turbines is research or archaeological expeditions. According to the calculations of the developers, the use of a wind power plant of the NSTU NETI version as the main or backup energy source in the agro-industry will reduce electricity costs by 5-6% per year.
The project was prepared with the consulting support of the Novosibirsk Regional Innovation Fund, the regional operator of the Innovation Promotion Fund. The application for the development was also examined at the Technology Transfer Center of NSTU NETI. For the million rubles received in the Student Startup competition, developers will create a working prototype of the device.
"Materials and technologies combined will make it possible to make an affordable wind power plant for a wide range of consumers. Now the project is at the stage of planning and designing the installation. We are planning to produce a laboratory sample of the wind power plant before the summer of next year," adds Daniil Matveev.