O-Wind

By O-Innovations

As the global population grows, our cities also increase in height and density, receiving less sunlight and experiencing more wind at ground level. To generate the necessary energy for our cities locally, we must harness this strong and chaotic wind. The O-Wind is the first truly omnidirectional wind turbine, specifically designed to address this challenge, making it perfect for urban use.

Omnidirectional

Making use of updrafts and downdrafts for a more continuous operation

Omnidirectional

Making use of updrafts and downdrafts for a more continuous operation

Bladeless design

Free from risks associated with bladed turbines, bird friendly, silent and has no flickering effect.

Internal generator

Reduced vibration

Interactive

An interaction point for the public to use the energy via charging points, lights and WiFi hotspots, through which people can learn more about wider sustainability projects and how to do more for the environment

Awarded by

The James Dyson Award

WorldLabs Elevating Ideas

Strait of Magellan Award for Innovation and Exploration with Global Impact

Santander Universities

Design Intelligence Award

Siemens Ingenuity Award

Shenzhen Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition Award

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for Overseas Talents Hangzhou

Supported by

Cranfield University

University of Portsmouth

Work in Progress

Lancashire County council

Sustainability Bridge, Barclays Eagle Labs and funded by UK Government

Startup Chile

Innovate UK

Santander X

Urban Tech

Central Research Laboratory

Barclays Eagle Labs

Exhibited at

Singapore Science Center

Science Museum London

Partners

Spotify

IPG Media Brands

National Composites Centre

Bournemouth University

Falmouth University

University of Bath

Dyson Creative - University partnership

Ignitis

Lancaster University

“The O-Wind Turbine takes the enormous challenge of producing renewable energy and using geometry it can harness energy in places where we’ve scarcely been looking – cities. It’s an ingenious concept.”

Sir James Dyson

Dyson

The O-Wind Turbine takes the enormous challenge of producing renewable energy and using geometry it can harness energy in places where we’ve scarcely been looking – cities. It’s an ingenious concept.

Sir James Dyson

Dyson

I was captivated by the simplicity of the design, relative to the enormous ambition of competing in the renewable energy sector. Developing ways to embed sustainability into society is an important challenge which will puzzle engineers for centuries, and these innovators show promise as early pioneers.

Sir Kenneth Grange

Renowned British Industrial Designer

The application space of the technology in urban environments is really attractive and that would tend to be in mature markets, but equally of importance is its applicability in emerging markets, especially off-grid communities. This technology has got a place to be in all of those spaces

Dr Alan Lowdon, OBE

Only holding it in your hands and playing with it gives you a chance to understand what their new device actually does and how, if things go right, its ability to capture any random breezes will take urban energy harvesting to another level.

Dr Harry Hoster

Director of Energy Lancaster at Lancaster University

The future for cities is microgrids, it’s a matter of combining different technologies and O-Wind is a key point of that for cities

Andrea Winders

UK Lead Smart Cities Council

Omnidirectional

Making use of updrafts and downdrafts for a more continuous operation

Bladeless design

Free from risks associated with bladed turbines, bird friendly, silent and has no flickering effect.

Interactive

Hinged pole

Easy maintenance with minimum disruption to pedestrians

Latest news

Features

COP28

Read about our feature as a selected actionist at COP28.

Sponsorship

Innovate UK Grant

Read about how the Access to Finance Lancashire team helped the company gain angel investment from a group of investors, as well as an Innovate UK grant, which had a combined total value of £160,000, allowing for the company to further develop the technology and install its first pilot.

The application space of the technology in urban environments is really attractive and that would tend to be in mature markets, but equally of importance is its applicability in emerging markets, especially off-grid communities. This technology has got a place to be in all of those spaces

Dr Alan Lowdon, OBE

Only holding it in your hands and playing with it gives you a chance to understand what their new device actually does and how, if things go right, its ability to capture any random breezes will take urban energy harvesting to another level.

Dr Harry Hoster

Director of Energy Lancaster at Lancaster University

The future for cities is microgrids, it’s a matter of combining different technologies and O-Wind is a key point of that for cities

Andrea Winders

UK Lead Smart Cities Council

I was captivated by the simplicity of the design, relative to the enormous ambition of competing in the renewable energy sector. Developing ways to embed sustainability into society is an important challenge which will puzzle engineers for centuries, and these innovators show promise as early pioneers.

Sir Kenneth Grange

Renowned British Industrial Designer

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O-Wind

By O-Innovations

Omnidirectional

Omnidirectional

Bladeless design

Internal generator

Interactive

Awarded by

Supported by

Exhibited at

Partners

“The O-Wind Turbine takes the enormous challenge of producing renewable energy and using geometry it can harness energy in places where we’ve scarcely been looking – cities. It’s an ingenious concept.”

Sir James Dyson

The O-Wind Turbine takes the enormous challenge of producing renewable energy and using geometry it can harness energy in places where we’ve scarcely been looking – cities. It’s an ingenious concept.

Sir James Dyson

Sir Kenneth Grange

The application space of the technology in urban environments is really attractive and that would tend to be in mature markets, but equally of importance is its applicability in emerging markets, especially off-grid communities. This technology has got a place to be in all of those spaces

Dr Alan Lowdon, OBE

Only holding it in your hands and playing with it gives you a chance to understand what their new device actually does and how, if things go right, its ability to capture any random breezes will take urban energy harvesting to another level.

Dr Harry Hoster

The future for cities is microgrids, it’s a matter of combining different technologies and O-Wind is a key point of that for cities

Andrea Winders

Omnidirectional

Bladeless design

Interactive

Hinged pole

Latest news

COP28

Innovate UK Grant

The application space of the technology in urban environments is really attractive and that would tend to be in mature markets, but equally of importance is its applicability in emerging markets, especially off-grid communities. This technology has got a place to be in all of those spaces

Dr Alan Lowdon, OBE

Only holding it in your hands and playing with it gives you a chance to understand what their new device actually does and how, if things go right, its ability to capture any random breezes will take urban energy harvesting to another level.

Dr Harry Hoster

The future for cities is microgrids, it’s a matter of combining different technologies and O-Wind is a key point of that for cities

Andrea Winders

Sir Kenneth Grange