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Living Inside A Giant Wind Turbine

Posted by Hemos on from the new-and-interesting-ideas dept.

A reader writes: "New Scientist has an article about buildings that incorporate numerous wind turbines. These neat office blocks can generate much of the own energy and the design of the building actually makes them more power efficient that regular turbines."

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  1. World Trade Center by Best_Friend_Chris · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Looks like now we have a new plan for the World Trade Center.

  2. Great idea for WTC rebuild! by Geek+In+Training · · Score: 1, Redundant

    *WHEN* we rebuild the World Trade Center, it would be a great idea to incorporate this technology.

    Imagine having these turbines up around the 150th floor of the new, curved, 21st century World Trade Center... just the prototype in the article.

    *That* would show our financial resiliancy, and usher in a newer, evolved skyline for Manhattan in the modern era. The towers were impressive before, but the pinnacle of 1969 architecture. This building could be a tribute to the people of New York, the people of America, the people of the world, AND to the Earth itself, being enviro-friendly enough to generate much of its own power!

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