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Fields of Windstalks Harvest Kinetic Energy From the Wind

by , 08/18/10
filed under: Art, Renewable Energy

windstalk, wind turbines, land art, abu dhabi, masdar city, green design, renewable energy

Some consider wind turbines to be garish blips on serene landscapes. Not so with this Windstalk concept, which utilizes a series of 1203 kinetic energy-generating “stalks” to harness power. Designed for Abu Dhabi‘s Masdar city, the project takes its inspiration from the way wheat fields blow in the wind.

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One Response to “Fields of Windstalks Harvest Kinetic Energy From the Wind”

  1. ursula ursula says:

    I think, simply, a great idea! it also could be integrated with small buildings between the stems or at least use that land as a park …

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