A new project currently seeking crowd-funding called Vortex Bladeless is hoping to revamp wind turbine technology by creating a bladeless wind turbine that uses an entirely new concept to harness wind power.

Instead of using a propeller like traditional wind turbines, the Vortex uses an aerodynamic effect called vorticity, which is typically seen as dangerous or troublesome by engineers because it can be difficult to control. However, the Vortex is able to capture these spinning vortexes of wind and turn them into energy safely.

"We said, 'Why don't we try to use this energy, not avoid it,'" David Suriol, one of the founders of the Vortex told Wired.

"We can't say anything bad about conventional wind turbines; they're great machines. We're just proposing a new way, a different way," he added.

The Vortex is shaped like a large cylinder and is filled with magnets that actually help to harness more energy.