An unlikely Tunisian startup is hoping to bring wind power into the 21st century by employing technology first developed thousands of years ago.Saphon Energy was founded in 2009 by a Tunisian banker, Hassine Labaied, and his inventor friend of two decades, Anis Aouin. The duo teamed up to create an entirely novel and yet instantly recognizable new type of wind energy harvester that relies on no blades, or moving parts, whatsoever.
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