TUL students have again found themselves on the top step of the podium in the overall category of the competition, proving the high quality and innovativeness of Polish projects. In addition, they achieved the best result in the highest annual energy production (AEP) category.
GUST team's latest design proved to be unparalleled in terms of efficiency. The winning turbine achieved the highest efficiency rate in its history, surpassing all the prototypes presented in the finals. This result is an extremely significant achievement, confirming the commitment and effort of the entire team.
Most impressively, the GUST turbine was able to generate more than 1 kW of power in 13 m/s winds. This is an extremely impressive result that underscores the effectiveness and efficiency of this new technology. The GUST team continues the tradition of perfecting its design and proves year after year that hard work yields tangible results," says Marcin Walczak, TUL student participating in the competition.
In addition, this year's competition brought another breakthrough moment for the Polish wind industry. - The GUST team successfully developed the first turbine parts using domestic materials. This milestone in independence from imported materials is an important contribution to the development of domestic manufacturing, eliminating dependence on foreign supplies," adds a Student Energetics Interest Club member.
GUST (Generative Urban Small Turbine) is a student project launched in October 2015. It is carried out by members of the Student Energetics Interest Club at the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery at the TUL Faculty of Mechanical Engineering It brings together students from the following faculties: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering; Faculty of Electrical Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering; Faculty of Chemistry, Faculty of Organization and Management and Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering.