Internal mounted cylindrical turbine for electricity generation using exterior flush and scoop intakes

A method for generating electrical energy from wind, comprising:

• capturing wind in an intake positioned on one of a plurality of exterior surfaces of a building, wherein the intake is formed as a recessed opening in the one of the plurality of exterior surfaces, wherein the intake has an inwardly sloping surface with respect to the one of the plurality of exterior surfaces that forms the recessed opening and a gap between the inwardly sloping surface and the one of the plurality of exterior surfaces, wherein capturing the wind in the intakes comprises:
• receiving the wind into the recessed opening in the one of the plurality of exterior surfaces of the building;
• and
• passing the wind from the gap into an air duct;
• directing, via the air duct positioned in an interior of the building and extending substantially parallel to the one of the plurality of exterior surfaces, the wind from the intake to a centrifugal fan in an interior of the building, wherein the air duct includes one or more walls extending between a first end coupled to the intake and a second end coupled to the centrifugal fan, wherein the one or more walls of the air duct substantially enclose an inner space within the air duct, wherein the air duct compresses and accelerates the wind as the wind flows from the intake to a wind turbine;
• receiving, in the centrifugal fan, the wind from the air duct;
• rotating, via the received wind, a fan blade assembly in the centrifugal fan;
• generating electrical energy, via a generator, based on the rotation of the fan blade assembly;
• and
• exhausting the wind from the centrifugal fan in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction in which the wind is received in the centrifugal fan.