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[case study] wind power integrated into buildings

Category: ⚐ EN+architecture+engineering+findings+technologies

one of the few built examples of wind power integrated into buidings is Near North Apartments in Chicago, where eight HAWT’s [HAWT Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine] on the structure´s roof produce about 10% of the building´s total energy needs…

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Energy Ball [Wind turbine]

Category: ⚐ EN+design+findings+research+sustainability+technologies

The Energy Ball designed and built by Home Energy, breaks from most wind turbine design by using a spherical structure. They say that by using such a design, significantly higher aerodynamic efficiency can be achieved (40% better efficiency), as compared to traditional designs…

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Energía eólica en las autopistas [windfreeways]

Category: ⚐ ES+arte+creatividad+cultura abierta+diseño+hallazgos+investigaciones+reutilización+sostenibilidad+tecnologías

Una sorprendente y nueva aplicación de la energía eólica, aprovechar el viento creado por los vehículos que se desplazan a gran velocidad por las autovías y autopistas. Este tipo de turbinas han sido ideadas por Joe, un estudiante de arquitectura de Arizona.

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