As the name implies, bladeless wind turbines (BWTs) are made without blades, and therefore generate power differently than conventional wind turbines that use the blades to produce electricity.

Building on the concept, BMW partnered with Aeromine Technologies last year to test bladeless wind power, with the UK’s first “motionless” system now installed at the Oxford MINI Plant.

One of the chief ecological complaints about wind turbines is how birds can fly into their blades and be killed. To solve this problem -- as well as reduce the amount of materials it takes to build a ...