Amazing Energy Tower in Denmark generates electricity from trash

Dutch architect <a title="Erick van Egeraat Designed Glowing Energy Tower To Power Roskilde From Trash" href="http://www.erickvanegeraat.com/" target="_blank">Erick van Egeraat</a> designed this amazing power plant in <a title="Erick van Egeraat Designed Glowing Energy Tower To Power Roskilde From Trash" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roskilde" target="_blank">Roskilde</a> that generates energy from waste. The Energy Tower produces both electricity and heat through the process of <a title="Erick van Egeraat Designed Glowing Energy Tower To Power Roskilde From Trash" href="http://inhabitat.com/dutch-incinerator-cathedral-to-transform-waste-into-energy/" target="_blank">incineration</a>, and features a perforated double-layer façade that glows through the night.

Roskilde's power plant incinerates rubbish from nine local municipalities as well as selected international locations to generate electricity and heat for the historic city.

The building's unique façade is made up from two different layers - a <a title="Erick van Egeraat Designed Glowing Energy Tower To Power Roskilde From Trash" href="http://continuingeducation.construction.com/article.php?L=354&amp;C=1096" target="_blank">climatic barrier</a> and an outer skin made from <a title="Erick van Egeraat Designed Glowing Energy Tower To Power Roskilde From Trash" href="http://inhabitat.com/house-77-is-a-modern-home-sheathed-in-a-funky-perforated-aluminum-facade/" target="_blank">punched</a> aluminum.

This dramatic second skin is made from <a title="Erick van Egeraat Designed Glowing Energy Tower To Power Roskilde From Trash" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umber" target="_blank">umber</a>-hued aluminum plates that feature laser-cut <a title="Erick van Egeraat Designed Glowing Energy Tower To Power Roskilde From Trash" href="http://inhabitat.com/melbournes-advanced-technologies-centre-by-h2o-architects-looks-like-a-gigantic-lego-brick/" target="_blank">holes</a> that allow light to shine through.

The <a title="Erick van Egeraat Designed Glowing Energy Tower To Power Roskilde From Trash" href="http://inhabitat.com/prefabricated-bank-campus-cashes-in-on-sustainability/" target="_blank">architect</a> explains: “At night the backlight perforated façade transforms the incinerator into a gently glowing beacon - a symbol of the plant’s energy production.”

He continues, “Several times an hour a spark of light will gradually grow into a burning flame that lights up the entire building. When the metaphorical fire ceases, the building falls back into a state of burning embers.” Brilliant.

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