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1-Kilometer Tower Of Power

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shouldn't-throw-stones dept.

!splut writes: "New Scientist has a story about a plan for an interesting new alternative power design. Australian company EnviroMission has recieved approval to construct a 130-meter wide, 1-kilometer tall tower that will generate electricity from currents of air heated within a 7-kilometer greenhouse surrounding the tower's base. It is predicted to generate 670-gigawatt hours of energy per year, providing a clean source of energy for some 200,000 homes."

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  1. tallest man made structure by voisine · · Score: 2, Interesting

    at 1km tall, that will be the tallest
    man made structure on earth, probably
    until the space elevator happens.