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The development of eco-friendly power generation has substantially improved with new advancement in renewable energy sources. To meet the energy requirements and to produce a clean energy source, we have opted an unconventional idea of wind turbine that has no blades. A tremendous amount of research has been done on this technology which generally consists of coil and magnet which is used to convert vibrations into electricity but it costs much higher than piezoelectric transducers. In order to eliminate the cost factor, piezoelectric transducers are used. The idea is to convert vibration caused by tapping of the wind to electrical energy by means of a piezoelectric crystal. The present study is directed to a renewable power generation system using piezoelectric transducers and Solar PV modules. The system comprises a mast of polypropylene sheet which is further connected to a disc by using a PVC rod so that the weight of the system can be reduced. Furthermore, the disc is surrounded by piezoelectric transducers whose sole function is to produce electric energy when pressure is applied. When the wind strikes the mast, the produced vibrations are carried to the disc which applies pressure on piezoelectric transducers resulting in electricity generation. The power generation system is hybrid and grid independent which can be used for various applications.