A group of young Icelandic entrepreneurs has raised enough money on the crowdfunding page Karolina Fund to begin the manufacturing of bus stops equipped with wind turbines. The turbines would generate electricity for the lighting and heating of the bus stop, as well as wireless internet and facilities to charge any mobile devises.
Wind powered bus stops
The group, Sæþór Ásgeirsson, Þór Bachmann, Ágúst Guðbjörnsson and Gunnar Eirísson founded the company Icewind to manufacture small wind turbines which could be installed on bus stops. The bus-stop turbines are only the first step. The group envisions that larger turbines of the same design could be installed on summer cottages.
The project is part of a TV show “Toppstöðin” produced by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV. The show features a number of entrepreneurs and follows them as they develop and launch new products. One of the tasks the entrepreneurs needed to complete for the show was to raise enough capital to begin the production of prototypes. The local news site visir.is reports Icewind raised the required amount in a record time, as WOW Air stepped in, providing the project with most of the required capital.
Ultimate goal is to power communication masts in a eco friendly manner
The prototype wind-powered bus stop is to be installed by the Reykjavík concert and convention centre Harpan in downtown Reykjavík. However, their ultimate goal is to produce turbines which could be installed on radio- and communication masts to produce electricity for various equipment which needs reliable power even in the case of power outages. Currently, they argue, thousands of masts around the world are powered by diesel oil. “With our wind-turbines we could power all those masts in a eco-friendly manner and eliminate unnecessary release of greenhouse gasses. That way we can lower costs and ensure the reliability of communications in a very eco-friendly manner.”
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A group of young Icelandic entrepreneurs has raised enough money on the crowdfunding page Karolina Fund to begin the manufacturing of bus stops equipped with wind turbines. The turbines would generate electricity for the lighting and heating of the bus stop, as well as wireless internet and facilities to charge any mobile devises.
Wind powered bus stops
The group, Sæþór Ásgeirsson, Þór Bachmann, Ágúst Guðbjörnsson and Gunnar Eirísson founded the company Icewind to manufacture small wind turbines which could be installed on bus stops. The bus-stop turbines are only the first step. The group envisions that larger turbines of the same design could be installed on summer cottages.
The project is part of a TV show “Toppstöðin” produced by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV. The show features a number of entrepreneurs and follows them as they develop and launch new products. One of the tasks the entrepreneurs needed to complete for the show was to raise enough capital to begin the production of prototypes. The local news site visir.is reports Icewind raised the required amount in a record time, as WOW Air stepped in, providing the project with most of the required capital.
Ultimate goal is to power communication masts in a eco friendly manner
The prototype wind-powered bus stop is to be installed by the Reykjavík concert and convention centre Harpan in downtown Reykjavík. However, their ultimate goal is to produce turbines which could be installed on radio- and communication masts to produce electricity for various equipment which needs reliable power even in the case of power outages. Currently, they argue, thousands of masts around the world are powered by diesel oil. “With our wind-turbines we could power all those masts in a eco-friendly manner and eliminate unnecessary release of greenhouse gasses. That way we can lower costs and ensure the reliability of communications in a very eco-friendly manner.”
Stormskýli IceWind á Karolina fund from IceWind on Vimeo.
