Harnessing the Energy of Galloping Gertie

FatLittleMonkey writes "You've all seen the footage of Galloping Gertie, the infamous Tacoma Narrows bridge. This is due to a type of turbulence called Wake Galloping, caused by airflow creating lift on the lee-side of cylinders (or cables on suspension bridges.) Now researchers in South Korea have developed a way of harnessing the turbulence to generate electricity. Their device works most efficiently at wind speeds too low for conventional wind turbines."

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Power lines

[PortHaven]

Imagine modifying all future power lines, especially the big towers. To utilize this.

The power lines themselves could trickle charge the grid.