Turbine design ‘doubles area suitable for wind power’

An Irish company has developed a new form of wind turbine that reduces the size, noise, and wind requirement for an economically viable turbine while doubling the power output.

Airsynergy, founded in 2008 by Jim Smyth, an engineer with a background in air management, hopes to claim a stake of the €90bn global wind energy market over the next few years.

Over the last five years, Mr Smyth, now the company CEO, has worked to perfect the design of a cowl for wind turbines that increases their effectiveness.