A compact, robust, elegant wind turbine that incorporates a display screen - sounds like a good pitch, right? Well it's not just good, it's real and it's coming to a roundabout, a street lamp, a building or any space near you.

The quietrevolution wind turbine was designed and developed by XCO2 in conjunction with ACG's customer Aviation Enterprises Ltd who was able to offer full aerodynamic design, composite engineering and manufacturing expertise.

ACG worked closely with AEL providing light weight oven curing VTM® prepregs tailored to the nearest % of resin and curing as low as 65°C. Keeping the weight of the blades to a minimum was critical due to centrifugal forces of up to 200 G. Spinning the blades at 300rpm in testing, the blades required virtually no balancing at all proving the consistency and accuracy that ACG prepregs offer the customer.

The rotating section is 5m high and 3.1m in diameter and is designed to withstand maximum wind speeds of 120mph. XCO2 claims the design performs more efficiently as it does not have to keep changing direction with the wind as a traditional turbine would, this decreases vibrations and cuts down on aerodynamic noise, all of which are very important for use in urban areas.

Further advantages are that the cylindrical structure with the vertical 'S' blades occupies less space than the average turbine, the structure is robust, and practically as well as aesthetically can integrate easily into the urban environment.

The turning of the turbine drives the 6kw generator and can be mounted on either a 9m or 15m high tower or on a 3m mast on a roof.

The quietrevolution turbine also comes in a display model, the first site for which will be in Bristol on a roundabout in the Temple Meads area. By embedding flashing LED's into the blades, clients will be able to use the turbine to promote eco friendly products and raise awareness of climate change. At the same time as generating renewable energy.

For more information visit www.quietrevolution.co.uk