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Wind powered building (wow)

da_prodigy
edited April 2008 in General
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What you're looking at isn't a render or merely a concept of some fanciful building that'll never actually become a reality. No, what you're looking at is an actually photograph of the new Bahrain World Trade Center, a pair of pointy skyscrapers with three propellers with 95 foot diameters between them. And this week, they activated all three turbines at the same time. Now that they're all running, they'll be providing 10-15% of the energy for both towers, which will save loads of money over the years.
http://gizmodo.com/378428/three-giant-wind-turbines-turned-on-at-once-at-bahrain-world-trade-center

Comments

  • da_prodigy
    edited April 2008
    I think that's pretty impressive...props to Bahrain for coming up with such a innovative and environmentally friendly idea...hope other developers notice this
  • primexx
    edited April 2008
    think of the damage if there's a large wind and the turbine breaks stop working...
  • Broken Lizard
    edited April 2008
    that is a kick ass looking building
  • Morro
    edited April 2008
    Well, think of the damage if a car loses control, or a propane barbeque blows up.

    I think it's neat. Probably cost WAY more than it will ever make back in energy savings, but if it becomes a visual icon, they'll consider it worth the investment.

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