Sustainability and Environment
Airfoils Generate Electricity from Jet Thrust at Airports
Energy Capturing Pods are installed close to engine ground run locations
JetWind Power Corporation’s Energy Capturing Pods
JetWind Power Corporation’s Energy Capturing Pods generate electricity from aircraft engine thrust.

JetWind Power is urging airports to harness energy generated by engine thrust as airplanes start taxiing to the runway. According to the Texas-based start-up, a three-year trial operation at Dallas Love Field Airport (KDAL) established that each of its Energy Capturing Pods, which consist of five small airfoil wind turbines enclosed by a protective mesh, can generate between 50 and 80 kilowatts of electricity each day.

The company acknowledged that the effectiveness of the technology depends on how close the patented pods can be installed to where aircraft start running their engines. According to JetWind founder and president T.O. Souryal, the units are more productive at relatively enclosed airports. One undisclosed European airport is in talks to install the equipment at the back of its ground runup enclosure.