Firewinder – Renewable Energy Kinetic Light
Firewinder – Wind Powered Kinetic LED Light
The Firewinder is a beautiful expression of the energy in wind. Even low winds of 3 – 5 miles per hour produce stunning effects. What is particularly cool about the Firewinder is that it shows how to harness low winds to power LED lights. This could produce enough energy to provide useful light for off grid applications. A simple Savonius type wind turbine, similar to the Firewinder, could be an inexpensive way to replace the billion or so kerosene lamps people use to light their homes around the world.
From the Firewinder website:
Firewinder® is The Original Windlight™ – A decorative, 100% wind-powered outdoor light which harnesses the power of the wind from whichever direction it blows, to create a simple yet magical visual effect with a universal appeal.
Easy to install, you simply hang it up from a tree in your garden, on your roof terrace or mount it to a post or wall and watch it light up and glow every time the wind blows!
Firewinder’s patent pending technology elegantly transforms wind into light to enable the visualisation of the abundantly free energy in the wind as a mesmerising, endlessly upward spiralling helix of light.
Firewinder® magically breathes with the wind – in low winds the lights shine with a dim intensity and as wind speeds increase, the faster it spins and the brighter it shines, creating a pulsing, twisting glow in varying and inconsistent wind speeds.
Firewinder® is a British invention, with worldwide patent pending and designs registered.
Link: Firewinder
Via: NotCot
