Turbine in history causing a strange effect on the environment?
Before analyzing the impact that this innovation has had on the environment, it is necessary to understand that this is a photovoltaic turbine that utilizes a hybrid energy generator responsible for combining solar and wind power.
Called the Heat Waver, this novel structure seems to be living up to its name whilst keeping energy outputs constant despite low wind periods.
This photovoltaic turbine can turn its photovoltaic rotor itself into a source of solar energy, but recent reports show somewhat of the strange side effects that this turbine has on the atmosphere.
Understanding this photovoltaic turbine possessing hybrid power.
The Heat Waver is said to break the expectations of what turbines can do. The Heat Wave has rotor blades lined with photovoltaic materials similar to those of solar panels. Conventional wind turbines, on the other hand, depend solely on kinetic energy from the wind to turn the blades that power the generator. The advantage is that The Heat Waver can continue harnessing the sun’s energy even when the wind slows down, as the blades can convert sunlight into energy.
Power can be generated even on calmer days without much wind. The main advantage is the dual-energy functionality allows the turbine to make the most of wind and the sun. This space-saving generator is fit to work in all weather conditions.
Strange effect can be seen in the environment?
Being able to maximize on harnessing natural energy successfully, the photovoltaic turbine does not have any flaws. However, the side effects produced when using The Heat Waver are somewhat shocking. In areas close to the operating turbine, atmospheric distortions have been seen. There have been visible waves or shimmering in the air that look somewhat like the mirage seen on a hot day. As residents have put it, the air seemed to be rippling.
The “heat shimmer” produced is, according to meteorologists studying the phenomenon, somehow linked to the way in which photovoltaic-coated blades absorb and re-radiate heat. The theory put forward is that since the rotor is in constant motion and elevated high into the air, the irregular absorption of solar energy and its equally irregular dispersal produces micro-pockets of warm air that rises and mixes with cooler surrounding layers. It is a light refraction
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