- Spanish startup Soleolico has designed a hybrid wind-PV system for power generation.
“After more than 10 years of research, an investment of more than €5 million ($5.2 million) and the evolution of more than 30 prototypes, Soleolico is the first wind turbine in the world that integrates photovoltaic panels in its blades,” the company said in a statement. “The blades are oriented to the wind using a patented magnetic system that calibrates the wind orientation of each blade to extract maximum energy.”
The product is available for distributed generation, but also for transmission lines and large-scale applications, said the manufacturer.
It features solar panels from Spanish company Izpitek, a unit of Tecnalia, which manufactures photovoltaic modules that can be fully integrated into lightweight components.
The system is also coated with Pure.Tech, which Soleolico claims is a revolutionary material that eliminates greenhouse gases, as it absorbs CO2.
Soleolico said its new solution is robust, scalable and is available “at a low price.”
Seville-based engineering company Alener, Spanish metal structure make Imedexsa, and Talleres JM López, a producer of pipes and equipment for the petrochemical industry, have supported Soleolico in the design and construction of the system
Author: Pilar Sánchez Molina
This article was originally published in pv magazine and is republished with permission.
