Jet Stream Catcher • Future Energy Mobility

The Jet Stream Catcher completely rethinks the idea of energy production and transportation

Presented at the 2019 Reimagining Mobility Exhibition in Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City

Overview

The idea of the Jet Stream Catcher focusses on the transition from current unsustainable energy production to carbon-free sustainable sources. Instead of rethinking current energy production techniques, the aim is to invent a completely new energy paradigm. The Jet Stream Catcher combines drone technology and wind-energy-harvesting techniques and features a so-called Genecopter, which is a mix between a generator and a quadcopter. The device harnesses wind energy in the jet stream zones, which are between the Polar, Ferrel and Hadley atmospheric circulation cells that experience consistently strong wind. On the ground, a structure called the energy hub acts as a distribution centre for the produced energy. It features terraced landing platforms for small, self-sustaining quadcopters, which transfer the energy from the Genecopter in the jet stream to the energy hub on the ground. Electric vehicles of all kinds can access the energy hub, charge their battery, and exit the structure through the exits integrated into the road infrastructure. Excess energy will be transferred to metro trains and other light rail systems in the city.

My Role

Team Lead; Original Concept; System Operation and Energy Flow Diagrams; Jet Stream Illustration; Digital Modelling of the Genecopter; All the Diagrams, Plan, Section Drawings, and Renderings;

Awards

Exhibited and presented at the 2019 Reimagining Mobility Exhibition in Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City
Top 14 Honourable Mention Award - 2017 Post-Fossil City Contest
Finalist (North America Region) - 2018 Cities for Our Future Challenge