Renewable Energy Sources. Www.dewi.de/dewi/fileadmin/pdf/publications/Magazin_15/11.pdf. Jjmie.hu.edu.jo/files/v4n1/27.pdf. Www.eis.hu.edu.jo/Deanshipfiles/conf10462326.pdf. The Pearl River Tower, the World Greenest Skyscraper is Almost Completed. What might be the world’s greenest skyscraper just finished construction of its top floor floor in Guangzhou, China. We wrote about the “zero energy” Pearl River Tower, home of CNTC Guangdong Tobacco Corporation, back in 2006 when it was just a rendering. Now that the structure is in place the tower is slated to be finished later this year. Pearl River integrates the use of top of the line sustainable technology, passive wind and solar design, and innovative structural techniques to create a near zero energy building that is as beautiful as it is green. “The design of the ‘zero-energy’ concept Pearl River Tower reflects the principle of humankind in harmony with the environment,” notes Skidmore, Owings and Merrill the architecture firm responsible for the design.
The building was situated to take advantage of the sun and wind patterns of the location. It is south facing and features funnel style breaks in the facade that focus wind on integrated internal wind turbines. Skypump Concept Charges Your EV With Wind, Solar. Charging station removes EVs from the energy grid by harnessing solar and wind energy. Amidst wallet-busting gas prices and a recession over here in the States, electric vehicles are getting more and more popular, but the lack of efficient charging stations can be a turn off.
Developed by Urban Green Energy and GE Energy Industrial Solutions, the Sanya Skypump hopes to turn things entirely green by removing EV owners from the energy grid completely. The Skypump features a slim design that fits perfectly along the side of road or in parking lots. What sets the Sanya Skypump apart from other charging stations is the fact that it runs entirely on renewable sources of energy. A UGE-4K vertical wind turbine harnesses wind power while attached solar panels harness power from the sun. Urban Green Energy Turbines These charging stations are estimated to fully charge the average electric vehicle in as little as four to eight hours, making it a perfect addition to theme park parking lots.
Wind Turbine Design – The Most Amazing Windmills in the World | A journey through the evolution of the most spectacular wind turbines designs in the world - Looking for an environmentally friendly energy source while looking gracious, aesthetic and beautiful? The answer is blowing in the wind! Wind turbines float in the air, some rotate horizontally, others vertically. Some are lighter-than air while others are majestically integrated into skyscraper buildings. Below is a selection of pictures and descriptions of some of the most spectacular & truly ambitious wind turbine designs of this millennium…whose scope & promise could pave the way for much greater harnessing of wind energy. We are starting this picture series with a small selection of beautiful images of historical and traditional wind mill and wind turbine designs and will finish with the most spectacular high tech inventions of this century.
Wind Turbine 1888 by Charles Brush Charles F. “I hear the howl of the wind that brings The long drear storm on its heavy wings” William Cullen Bryant [ad] Something Fishy: Ocean-Based Vertical Farm Concept. There is no shortage of vertical farm ideas these days; it’s becoming more apparent with each passing year that crop space is running out and we’ll soon need to figure out a better way to feed ourselves.
Many vertical farm ideas look similar and share the same functions, but this one is a bit different: it’s situated in the ocean instead of on land. Could a sea-based vertical farm have an advantage over a land-based one? It’s very possible. This particular design is from Australian architect Ruwan Fernando and was one of the entries in the eVolo 2010 Skyscraper Competition. What makes Fernando’s idea truly unique is the fact that it’s meant to be placed in shallow ocean water. Being located in the water will make it easier for these vertical farms to harvest energy from wind and waves.