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1) Aero-MINEs are innovative wind turbines that have no external moving parts and integrate easily into buildings or stand alone. They work by creating areas of low pressure between paired airfoils to suck air from ducts and over a turbine. 2) Being stationary and scalable, Aero-MINEs provide a safer, more reliable way to generate wind power for commercial uses such as warehouses and data centers, as well as residential places like apartments. 3) Sandia National Laboratories is looking for partners to further optimize, demonstrate, and commercialize Aero-MINE technology due to its lower costs, greater reliability and safety compared to traditional wind turbines or solar.

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ARPAE AeroMINEs 2018 SAND

1) Aero-MINEs are innovative wind turbines that have no external moving parts and integrate easily into buildings or stand alone. They work by creating areas of low pressure between paired airfoils to suck air from ducts and over a turbine. 2) Being stationary and scalable, Aero-MINEs provide a safer, more reliable way to generate wind power for commercial uses such as warehouses and data centers, as well as residential places like apartments. 3) Sandia National Laboratories is looking for partners to further optimize, demonstrate, and commercialize Aero-MINE technology due to its lower costs, greater reliability and safety compared to traditional wind turbines or solar.

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ENERGY &

HOMELAND
SECURITY

AERO-MINES (MOTIONLESS, INTEGRATED, EXTRACTION)


FOR SAFE, DISTRIBUTED, SCALABLE WIND POWER
the body. The low-pressure region sucks air
out of air-jets in the surfaces of the airfoils.
A reliable, distributed, This air is pulled from ducts in the interior of
scalable system for the airfoils, through a manifold and over a
turbine and generator, producing electricity.
wind energy extraction The turbine and generator are located inside
in both building- for easy access and away from climate
integrated and stand- extremes.

alone configurations Integrated into rooftops and built


environments, Aero-MINEs sweep much more
area than micro-wind turbines and thus can
extract much more energy from the wind. They
Innovative, low-cost wind energy have no external moving parts, making them
extraction safe and reliable. They are much less costly
Aero-MINE (Motionless, INtegrated, Extraction) to manufacture than solar photovoltaics (PV),
patent-protected wind energy harvesters offer produce day and night, and are economically
safe, scalable, distributed electricity generation superior at average annual wind speeds across
with no external moving parts. Aero-MINEs much of the U.S. Where distributed PV has
easily integrate with existing buildings or already been installed, Aero-MINEs provide a
function standing alone. When wind blows complementary power source that functions
over the Aero-MINEs it creates a low-pressure when PV cannot, reducing the need for battery
region between the airfoil-pairs that make up storage and leveraging the existing electrical
infrastructure in the building.

Artist rendering of an array of 54 pairs of Aero-MINEs integrated onto a data center (Google
Earth image) with a close-up depicting the operation of an airfoil-pair (credit Vicente Garcia).
energy.sandia.gov

The initial target markets include commercial


warehouses, data centers and large retailers
that are heavy electricity consumers. The Aero-MINEs provides a safe,
largest companies in these markets are
committed to long-term goals of relying on quiet, scalable design for
between 30% and 100% renewably-generated distributed wind power with
electricity. Because Aero-MINEs are scalable,
safe, and passive, they are also attractive no external motion.
for individual consumer markets including
apartments and communities.

Overall Benefits
• Lower Costs
• Greater Reliability
• Increased Safety
• Environmental Benefits
• Consumer Appeal
• Energy Security

Commercialization Path
Sandia is looking for commercialization
partners to:
• Fund the final computational and wind
tunnel optimization
• Deploy and demonstrate pilot-scale Aero-
MINEs
• Invest in a spin-off company to go to
market

Contact:
Dr. Brent Houchens
bchouch@sandia.gov
(925) 294-6703

Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and
Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc., for the U.S.
Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA0003525. SAND2018-2403 M

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