The Atmospheric Vortex Engine (AVE) is a process for capturing the energy produced when heat is carried upward by convection in the atmosphere. The process is protected by patent applications and could become a major source of electrical energy. The unit cost of electrical energy produced with an AVE could be half the cost of the next most economical alternative.
The design of this engine is really interesting. The design comes from a Canadian engineer named Louis Michaud. I first read of his ambitious design in the November 2007 issue of Popular Science. The article says theoretically the AVE should produce 100 megawatts of electricity.
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