May 28th, 2007
Green Skyscraper
From MetaEfficient:
Tags: architecture, Dubai, energy, innovation, inspiration, skyscraper, solar power, technology.This skyscraper, to be built in Dubai, is called the Burj al-Taqa (’Energy Tower’), and it will produce 100% of its own power. The tower will have a huge (197 foot diameter) wind turbine on its roof, and arrays of solar cells that will total 161,459 square feet in size. Additional energy is provided by an island of solar panels, which drifts in the sea within viewing distance of the tower.
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