The Future of Solid State Wind Energy - No More Blades

So would you want something like a PowerPod for your home? And if you liked this video be sure to check out, "Are Stirling Engines the Future of Energy Storage?" https://youtu.be/Be3FckQoDws?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi4dFnLD9622FK77atWtQVv7

The fact that you could maintain an stratight face talking about the Dildotron 2000 Generator is amazing.

My girlfriend is apparently obsessed with bladeless wind turbines, she even has a prototype in her nightstand.

The main thing I learned is that peak performance of the column is based on stiffness, which is related to how it is blown. Thank you, I hope to apply this lesson to my personal life.

100 years ago, windmills were a common sight across rural America. They were usually used to pump water, but they were often adapted to produce electricity.

I can imagine it now... Looking down the hill to the village as the sun sets. Atop each house sits a wiggling column. A gust of wind blows through, and the columns rejoice, adding a few more strokes to their wiggles.

You paint that "wiggling column" the right shade of green and it would blend right into any desert as just another cactus.

Hi Matt, I'm in the UK and wind farms here are mainly offshore, making their upkeep even more expensive. The government arent doing anything to help the energy rape taking place here, whilst in France the energy firms have had their increase capped at 4% here in the UK we are looking at a 200% price hike in energy costs. Thanks for your informative channel, I would probably opt for 6 of the Powerpods along my house ridge, but a planning permission application is £400 ($500) and that covers just one device, each additional device is another charge. So you see they would let me fit them - but they want their cut of my investment and my savings. We are all being charged.

Matt (& team), 1) Undecided is a brilliant name, reminding us to have an open mind - so important on many fronts. 2) Entertaining, detailed and thorough-ish, just when I was getting down on solar because of environmental concerns, you've opened my mind to the new potential of wind power. Thank you, dad jokes and all.

"Wiggling column" 🤔 That's the most polite description for that solid state wind device. 😁

1960: in 2050 we'll have flying cars 2050: "wiggling columns" everywhere

Great work mate. All the facts as usual. You have assembled a great package of audio & visual .I love your work.

My granddaughter graduates in June in environmental engineering. I'm thrilled to see the evolution of wind and solar energy in my life time. We have so much talent in America. Keep up the search for more efficient power supplies. 😎😍🎶🎶🎶

I think put together 2 power pods and the wiggler and you've got yourself a party.

5:04 "Warning, it looks a little weird." Just wait until they start installing spherical batteries at the base to store excess power. You know, in pairs. For redundancy! 😁

I always thought the bird issue wasn't the number but the type. Cats and windows kill small common birds while wind farms were killing large birds of prey which are fewer in number

Very interesting as I’m looking to install domestic wind turbine in my home in Yorkshire, England 👏👏👌👌

The oscillating one could be painted green and multiplied to probably resemble grass rustling in the wind, which I'm pretty sure is universally more pleasing than its current design.

The EWICON was installed when I studied in Delft. I was looking at it at with some friends while guessing wat it was. A professor overheard us and explained what it was, with a dissapointed tone he said that the proto type doesnt work but that they learned valueble lessons in the building proces. They never even bothered to attach it to the grid.

So many youtubers have taken alot of your info here and made it their own. Kudos to you 👏