The construction of the first testing installation is aimed at the production of data about the technology and testing its energetic yield and aerodynamic aspects.

The development potential is tied to the search for original technical solutions to be included in evolving large dimension prototypes.

The graph shows the increase of power tied to the increase in the diameter of balloons placed at the greatest altitude possible. The data is derived by the calculation table (click  here).

The simulation reveals how a single aerostatic element composed of balloons of 12 metres in diameter and positioned at an altitude of 1 Km, is capable of producing on a yearly basis an actual power of 556 Mw/h; enough for the energetic need of about 700 people while avoiding the emission of 400 tons of CO2. 

TWIND technology can be considered as a large-scale renewable source of energy with the creation of medium-size wind power farms in which the generated power is the sum of the output of all installed units.

 

The construction of the first working prototype has revealed three areas of development:

Aerodynamic development

This area has focused on the increased miniaturization of components and their compatibility. Particular attention has been placed in the relationship between balloon and parachute shapes and materials in order to develop the most efficient combination.

Servomechanism development

This area has focused on the development of the technical solutions necessary for the attachment and detachment of the sliding module to the fastening point on the cable and to the spill hole on the parachute. Research has centred on remotely operated servomechanisms, their power distribution and the synchronized programming of the different phases.

Land platform development

This area focused on the design of the structure where the connecting cable is housed, the element of accumulation of potential gravitational energy, the cable’s guide, the reduction coupling between the generator and the cable’s coil and the electrical control system of the generator system.