- Damon Moloney, Umow Lai Pty Ltd
In many countries around the world small wind turbines are currently in development which aim to capture wind energy in urban environments and respond to turbulent wind flows. This paper presents the details and process involved in determining the viability of a wind turbine installation on existing buildings for the purposes of improving the building’s carbon performance and energy rating. The state of the small wind turbine industry is discussed including recent studies and the latest technology. The viability of using small wind turbines on building roof tops is presented for a number of different scenarios. The process undertaken to demonstrate the viability of a wind turbine array is presented including on-site monitoring, windtunnel testing and turbine testing. The aim of this paper is to present the current state of the market in urban wind turbine technology and to discuss the suitability of using wind turbines to improve the carbon performance of buildings, including for energy ratings of existing commercial office buildings.
BIO:
Damon Maloney is an ESD engineer at Umow Lai.
Damon has a background as a wind engineering consultant with several years experience in carrying out windtunnel testing of buildings and in building aerodynamics. This experience relates to wind loads on buildings, structural dynamics and the impact of wind on buildings and pedestrians. Damon has expertise in the current state of the art in urban wind turbines and the feasibility of wind turbine installations on buildings. This experience is complimented by Damon’s experience as a Sustainability Consultant and in energy efficiency of buildings.
Damon has a number of published technical papers on aerodynamics in the built environment.