Patent ID: 7875992

Claim:
A system for generating electricity, comprising: one or more first subsystems, each first subsystem comprising: a vertical oriented tower; a scoop moveably mounted on the tower and comprising a liquid intake opening and a liquid outlet opening; turbine blades disposed within the scoop that are activated by liquid flow from the liquid intake opening to the liquid outlet opening of the scoop; and a fluid-activated mechanism that is automatically oriented in response to direction of the liquid flow, the fluid-activated mechanism being operatively connected to the scoop so that orientation of the fluid-activated mechanism in response to the liquid flow angles the scoop in the direction of the liquid flow; one or more second subsystems, each second subsystem comprising: a vertical oriented tower; a scoop moveably mounted on the tower and comprising an air intake opening and an air outlet opening; turbine blades disposed within the scoop that are activated by air flow from the air intake opening to the air outlet opening of the scoop; and a wind vane that is automatically oriented in response to direction of the air flow, the wind vane being operatively connected to the scoop so that orientation of the wind vane in response to the air flow angles the scoop in the direction of the air flow; and one or more turbines that are operatively connected to the turbine blades of the first and second subsystems to generate electricity.