Urban Rooftop Wind Turbines
The Indigo Building or 12 West building recently installed Portland's first wind turbines on the top of a high rise. The wind energy generated from the four small-scale turbines (45 feet tall compared to the massive 400-foot turbines in the Columbia River Gorge) will only produce about one percent of the building’s total energy usage, but serves as a beacon for Oregon's recognition of sustainability.
From the Indigo | Twelve West Blog:
The new building at the corner of SW 12th and Washington in Portland's West End is an elegant, progressive intersection of activity. A bridge between the Pearl and the park blocks, the building is a unifying, connecting catalyst. Slated to achieve Platinum LEED certification, the building will maximize energy efficiency as a true 24/7 concept space. The connectivity between people who live work, shop, and dine in the building—and visit the vibrant West End—will create a truly exciting community.
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Even though these turbines produce just one percent of the entire needed energy of the whole building, it is a good start. For many people, getting started is the main problem. Even though the amount of power generated is quite small, what is more important here is that someone had the conviction to install the turbines. We at Climatarians, encourage this trend in innovation.
This is truly awesome. I don't know why we have people against these types of installations. It is clean energy that doesn't consume anything other than the products needed to manufacture it.
I've planned on having my own just so that I can be more independent of the energy corporations.
Great idea. It's a step in the right direction and it would be great to see them on all skyscrapers.
Unfortunately people around here will not be as conducive to this. I wish they would be though.
Also - I just saw an interview on Politics3.com which had an interview with Congressmen Paul Tonko talking about his support of a bill for wind farm R&D.
Very interusting.
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