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Fast Winds at the Bahrain World Trade Center

Tapered towers funnel wind between them and meet a sizeable chunk of the energy needs of one of the world's tallest skyscrapers

Posted 11.19.2008 at 1:20 pm 0 Comments

The first skyscraper to integrate large-scale wind turbines suspends three 1,200-megawatt units between its matching 787-foot office towers. The turbines, which were completed in April, supply 15 percent of the electricity for the two buildings—roughly the same amount used by 300 homes. [ Read Full Story ]