Change is in the Air

Regenedyne is a wind energy technology company dedicated to providing more efficient, more effective ways to create renewable, sustainable power.

Our vertical-axis, magnetically levitated (or "maglev") wind turbine technology re-imagines wind power generation, making it more efficient, more effective and more environmentally friendly than ever before.

And the maglev wind turbine is just the tip of the iceberg at Regenedyne: we're committed to creating new, innovative solutions that will revolutionize the way the world thinks about and implements renewable energy.

As the science pointing to the catastrophic environmental impact of non-renewable energy sources grows ever more conclusive, there's no denying that renewable energy represents the future of power production on a global scale.  However, the transition has been far from smooth; energy producers have struggled to find ways to make renewable energy sources perform as reliably and efficiently as their non-renewable counterparts, like natural gas, coal and nuclear power.

Nowhere has that struggle been more apparent than in wind energy. The turbines used to generate wind power today are built on essentially the same technology as the windmills of the Middle Ages. They’re inefficient, inconsistent, and only feasible in a narrow range of climate conditions. And that’s not to mention the noise pollution, the harmful impact on wildlife, and the eyesore on the visual landscape.

Regenedyne is determined to change this reputation. Our wind turbine technology is 100% more effectivethan existing wind turbines (or double), getting more than twice as much power per square foot as even our most advanced competitor, and doing so at alevelized cost of energy (LCOE) that is less than half the industry average.

Over the next several years, Regenedyne’s technology will be delivering renewable, environmentally friendly power around the world the same way today’s natural gas, coal-burning and nuclear power plants do: consistently, reliably and cost-effectively.

The first of these innovations involves the mechanism by which the wind is harnessed, by compression rather than deflection, to cause rotation. Wind energy is generated when air moves across a turbine, causing rotation which, in turn, creates the power. Traditional, windmill-style turbines rotate around a horizontal axis, resulting in untold power loss as air slips between the propellers or off the edges of the blade and is lost in conversion through a series of gearbox step-ups and step-downs, torque management and shaft differentials.  

Regenedyne turbines, on the other hand, rotate around a vertical axis, and are designed to capture nearly 100% of the air that compresses through the unit, converting nearly all of it into usable power.  Simple and elegant.

The second of these innovations involves the magnetic levitation mechanism and how it has been used to solve an historic issue with vertically rotating bodies.  If you have ever spun a top on its end, you will notice that, eventually, it will fall over.  This is true of any body spinning on a point (or shaft) at some point when the rotation speed slows.

Regenedyne has invented a magnetic levitation system, that when combined with the advanced aeronautics, eliminates the wobble issue and allows for a smooth, near frictionless, rotation.  This innovation is an essential component of the elevated efficiency numbers Regenedyne has achieved.  

When we say Regenedyne’s wind turbine completely overturns wind energy technology, we mean that literally as well as figuratively. The difference between traditional wind turbines and Regenedyne’s model is a lot like the difference between airplane propellers and jet engines.  Airplanes traded propellers for jet engines decades ago — isn’t it about time power generation did the same?

Magnetic levitation, or maglev, has been used for decades in shipping and in rail transportation, to elevate large objects, such as planes or tranes, eliminating wheels and axles and allowing for smoother, faster, less repair-intensive operations.

Regenedyne draws on maglev technology to elevate the turbines, allowing the turbine to spin freely and smoothly, which assists in maximizing power output.  Then, the magnetic power generation system is engineered to capture the magnetic fields generated during rotation, in a highly efficient design created with Everson Tesla & General Atomics.  This patented design achieves remarkable efficiencies and capacity factors previously not experienced in wind.  As an additional benefit, there are no mechanical linkages or gears to wear out and replace, making maglev turbines a dramatically lower-cost maintenance option than other, traditional wind turbines.