Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Dillon Rivera - The Oregonian
Dillon Rivera - The Oregonian
(The Blue Verticals Are The Wind Generators)
Combine river, wind, eco-friendliness and smooth sailing across the Columbia River and what do you have? A new Interstate 5 bridge with wind turbines generating electricity.
You read that right: The latest bridge design features vertically spinning turbines that would generate an unknown amount of juice while proclaiming loudly that the Portland-Vancouver area is the sustainability center of the world......Click On Link Below For Full Story
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/i5_wind_turbines.html
2 comments:
sweet!
too bad they don't sweeten the pot with some river current turbines as well. and some solar panels on the span to boot.
But what a unique way to incorporate "Vertical Axis Wind Turbines".
Silly idea?
I don't think so.
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