Why just use solar power or wind power when you can use both? Designed by Francesco Colarossi, Giovanna Saracino and Luisa Saracino as part of an Italian design contest to re-imagine a decommissioned bridge (for which it placed second), this so-called Solar Wind concept would have solar cells embedded in the roadway (an idea that's already catching on) and an array of 26 wind turbines underneath, which the designers say could produce enough energy combined to power 15,000 homes. To make the design greener still, the designers have even included a "green promenade" that would run alongside the road, which they suggest could be used to grow fruits and vegetables that'd then be sold to folks driving by. Incidentally, while it's less focused on technology, the design that placed first in the contest (a so-called "vertical village") is pretty impressive in its own right -- check it out after the break.
Hmmm. Wind resistance. Tacoma narrows Mk II,
ReplyDeleteImpressive design!
ReplyDeleteMmmm! A Slap-Chop, on steroids!
ReplyDeleteCool idea on the wind thing'ee. Of course some environmentalist wacko will say "ohh no, the poor birdies, it's disrupting a migratory pattern of a certain breed and or the poor birdies are getting stuck or slashed in half".
ReplyDeleteThe wind farm one looks kinda heavy and hard to maintain with all the different turbine sizes, but I kinda like utilizing that space like that, perhaps with another sort of wind power technology and design, like rotating sails or some sh*t that is safer for the damn birds. The vertical village looks awesome it'll be great as a bachelor's pad, aka f*ck pad.
ReplyDeleteDon't build your house near one tho, I heard these huge wind fans can cause weird health problems
ReplyDeleteHealth problems I wouldn't think so, but what they DO cause is a Whirring noise and possible a tremble in the ground surrounding the area, this might cause Nausea in certain people I suppose but it no different to being car sick essentially.
ReplyDeletehis looks like it can work apart from the fruit and veg stalls.
ReplyDeleteThat would make for a great James Bond scene.
ReplyDeleteust use the center column for turbines on the winning design and you can power this vertical village. keep growing those vegetables even!
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