The need for alternative renewable energy sources is obvious and this energy is needed today, not tomorrow. Wind energy is a critical component of the overall global renewable energy mix - and its importance is growing. Lux Wind Power is providing innovation to revolutionize the wind industry.
Lux Wind Power is an independent wind power research facility located in Saskatoon. We have developed and patented critical aspects of a new wind turbine design that provides major advances in technology.
A novel VAWT [Learn More]
A direct drive hydraulic pump that can be used to pump water for desalination, irrigation and pumped hydro [Learn More]
We believe these technologies will result in superior and more cost effective wind turbines for 3 main reasons:
A low levelized cost of energy (LCOE). [Learn More]
Low centre of gravity (COG) [Learn More]
Solves all of the issues associated with previous Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
LWP is actively seeking partners in the wind industry interested in licensing these technologies and bringing them to commercialization. [Learn More]
By far, the dominant machine in the wind industry is the Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT); called so because the 3 propeller blades rotate around a horizontal axis. The Lux Wind Turbine, on the other hand, rotates around a vertical axis, therefore, it is categorized as a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT), otherwise known as a darrieus turbine.
