WinDesign: Redefine the wind turbines of the future

WinDesign: Redefine the wind turbines of the future is now open for entries!

WinDesign: Redefine the wind turbines of the future : Enel is looking for new ideas and solutions that integrate functionality, aesthetics, innovation and sustainability into wind turbines. A global challenge to give sustainable energy a new look, through solutions that combine technological advancement and design.

➜ Short description

The Enel Group is launching this challenge in order to find new types of wind turbines that rethink the aesthetics of wind power plants through innovative solutions that combine functionality, design, innovation and sustainability to enhance the harmony between infrastructure and landscape, while reducing the environmental impact.

The wind energy market has experienced exponential growth in the last few decades, with thousands of wind turbines installed globally each year, helping the world to have safe, reliable and sustainable energy.

Enel is looking for new ideas and solutions that integrate functionality, aesthetics, innovation and sustainability in order to enhance the harmony between infrastructure and landscape, while reducing the environmental impact. A global challenge to give sustainable energy a new look, through solutions that combine technological advancement and design.

Proposed solutions must meet the following requirements as general principles:

➜ Increase environmental and landscape integration: low visual and/or acoustic impact;
➜ Technical and functional feasibility: the solution must ensure the market standard performance of power generation;
➜ Flexibility of use: adaptable to any turbine supplier;
➜ Economic sustainability: simplicity of construction that does not compromise investment or operation and maintenance.

The challenge will be divided into two phases:

Phase 1 - Submission of idea proposals for new types of wind turbine.
Phase 2 - Submission of detailed design of the proposed solution for new types of wind turbine.

Proposed Solution will be evaluated based on their compliance with the constraints set forth in paragraph 2 (Standard and Requirements) above, across the following main areas of interest:

➜ Design: enhancement of design, novelty, visual, aesthetic, environmental impact and landscape integration;
➜ Technical & Economical Feasibility and the timing of detailed design and implementation;
➜ Innovation & Sustainability: innovative degree, sustainability aspects and low carbon impact on the life cycle of the Solution proposed.

➜ Who may enter?

The participation to the Challenge is reserved exclusively to:

➜ Students or recent graduates from engineering, architecture or design universities;
➜ Professionally qualified architects or architecture firms;
➜ Professionally qualified designers or design firms;
➜ Professionally qualified engineer or engineering firms;
➜ Research institutions and universities;
➜ Commercial companies and start-ups

➜ Prize:

First award is € 250,000.