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This disclosure provides an apparatus and system for an energy capturing pod (ECP). The ECP includes a specialized funnel shell, and a turbine. The turbine is structured with a horizontal axle in respect to a front opening of the ECP. The specialized funnel shell is designed to accelerate in coming

This disclosure provides an apparatus and system for an energy capturing pod (ECP). The ECP includes a specialized funnel shell, and a turbine. The turbine is structured with a horizontal axle in respect to a front opening of the ECP. The specialized funnel shell is designed to accelerate in coming wind speed. The specialized funnel shell includes a horizontal top airfoil that is inverted and linear along a width of the specialized funnel shell, and a horizontal bottom airfoil that is linear along the width of the specialized funnel shell.

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1. An energy capturing pod (ECP) system of ECP-integrated wind deflectors, the system comprising: a plurality of ECP-intergrated wind deflector apparatuses, each ECP-integrated wind deflector apparatus comprising: an ECP comprising: a turbine structured with a horizontal axle in respect to a front o

1. An energy capturing pod (ECP) system of ECP-integrated wind deflectors, the system comprising: a plurality of ECP-intergrated wind deflector apparatuses, each ECP-integrated wind deflector apparatus comprising: an ECP comprising: a turbine structured with a horizontal axle in respect to a front opening of the ECP; anda specialized funnel shell comprising: a horizontal top airfoil that is inverted and linear along a width of the specialized funnel shell, anda horizontal bottom airfoil that is linear along the width of the specialized funnel shell; anda wind deflector coupled to the ECP. 2. The ECP system of claim 1, wherein the turbine includes a plurality of forward-curved blades attached to the horizontal axle. 3. The ECP system of claim 1, wherein ends of the horizontal top airfoil and two vertical surfaces meet as corners. 4. The ECP system of claim 1, wherein ends of the horizontal bottom airfoil and two vertical surfaces meet as corners. 5. The ECP system of claim 1, wherein the ECP is mounted at a bottom of the wind deflector. 6. The ECP system of claim 1, wherein the ECP is mounted at a top of the wind deflector. 7. The ECP system of claim 1, wherein multiple ECPs are mounted to each wind deflector. 8. The ECP system of claim 7, wherein an ECP is mounted to part of a first wind deflector and part of a second wind deflector when multiple ECPs are used. 9. The ECP system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of ECP-integrated wind deflector apparatuses are fixed side by side to form a wind deflector wall. 10. An energy capturing pod (ECP)-integrated wind deflector apparatus for capturing wind energy, the ECP-integrated wind deflector apparatus comprising: an ECP comprising: a turbine structured with a horizontal axle in respect to a front opening of the ECP; anda specialized funnel shell comprising: a horizontal top airfoil that is inverted and linear along a width of the specialized funnel shell, anda horizontal bottom airfoil that is linear along the width of the specialized funnel shell; anda wind deflector coupled to the ECP. 11. The ECP-integrated wind deflector apparatus of claim 10, wherein the turbine includes a plurality of forward-curved blades attached to the horizontal axle. 12. The ECP-integrated wind deflector apparatus of claim 10, wherein ends of the horizontal top airfoil and two vertical surfaces meet as corners. 13. The ECP-integrated wind deflector apparatus of claim 10, wherein ends of the horizontal bottom airfoil and two vertical surfaces meet as corners. 14. The ECP-integrated wind deflector apparatus of claim 10, wherein the ECP is mounted at a bottom of the wind deflector. 15. The ECP-integrated wind deflector apparatus of claim 10, wherein the ECP is mounted at a top of the wind deflector. 16. The ECP-integrated wind deflector apparatus of claim 10, wherein multiple ECPs are mounted to each wind deflector. 17. An energy capturing pod (ECP) comprising: a turbine structured with a horizontal axle in respect to a front opening of the ECP; anda specialized funnel shell comprising: a horizontal top airfoil that is inverted and linear along a width of the specialized funnel shell, anda horizontal bottom airfoil that is linear along the width of the specialized funnel shell. 18. The ECP of claim 17, wherein the turbine includes a plurality of forward-curved blades attached to the horizontal axle. 19. The ECP of claim 17, wherein ends of the horizontal top airfoil and two vertical surfaces meet as corners. 20. The ECP of claim 17, wherein ends of the horizontal bottom airfoil and two vertical surfaces meet as corners.