Electricity Can Be Provided To 20 Thousand Houses From Metrobus Wind

Metrobuses now produce electricity while carrying passengers. The turbines that catch the wind created by the vehicles during the transition will provide enough energy for a district

The metrobus system, which has become the symbol of Istanbul, will now produce enough electricity for a small town, in addition to carrying passengers. The system, which was placed near Topkapı Station and achieved successful results, captures the wind created by the metrobuses during the transition and converts it into energy. Turbines placed in the middle of the two-lane road can receive wind from both directions. It is planned to lay 1 turbines for the 300 kilometer line, and according to the calculations, there is enough potential for 20 thousand households only on the metrobus line.

The starting point of the project is also quite interesting. Every day for work KadıköyThe young engineer who went to Yenibosna from Kerem Devecidiscovering the potential here. Deveci says: “The emergence of our project called ENLIL happened while using Metrobus. I saw that the emergency evacuation valve covers next to the vehicle doors were lifted by the wind generated by the vehicles passing side by side. This is how the idea of ​​generating energy with the wind was born. I received my utility model certificate from the Turkish Patent Institute. Then I was accepted to the ITU Çekirdek process. We submitted a petition to the General Directorate of IETT Operations and asked for permission for the field tests of our turbine. The visionary and innovative management of the institution accepted our offer and gave us an area in Topkapı Station as a laboratory. The result was successful.”

Deveci said, “The sensors and IOT platform that we will place in the system will measure the city temperature, humidity, wind, CO2. The earthquake monitoring station will also contribute to the security of the city by providing information on the predictions of a possible Istanbul earthquake. ”