Power generation from solar and waste heat

This invention describes a power plant integrated into a high-rise building that generates electricity and ventilates urban areas. It works by creating a column of rising air in a tall stack, driven by waste heat from sources like air conditioning and organic matter, which then spins electricity-generating turbines. Wind energy is also used to create a helical airflow that can boost this updraft. The claims narrow the invention to a power plant specifically for high-rise buildings, using a stack and a helical wind augmentation system.

Why it matters: The urgency to address urban heat island effects and integrate sustainable energy into building design has significantly increased since 2004. Advances in computational fluid dynamics and building-integrated energy systems could now better optimize such a complex design.

Status: ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build: SpecializedLarge-scale building integration, custom helical structures, turbines.

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