Winds

Can typhoon winds generate electricity

They remain in survival mode and do not produce electricity until the wind speeds reduce – typically to below 25 m/s. . But conventional wind turbines are vulnerable to particularly strong winds, and can be halted, or even destroyed, by adverse conditions such as the fierce typhoons that buffet Japan each year. Tokyo-based Challenergy is developing propeller-less turbines that can continue to generate electricity. . Challenergy's typhoon proof turbine is designed to continue producing energy at wind speeds of up to 40 m/s, substantially higher than the 25 m/s of conventional turbines. This design is being tested throughout Asia and looks promising. Therefore, the strong wind can be converted into an effective source of clean energy generation such as wind power.