April 13, 2007—The world’s first integration of utility-scale wind turbines into a building has reportedly been completed in Bahrain.
Atkins, a leading provider of technology-based consultancy and support services, announced in late March that it had installed large wind turbines onto three 50-ton bridges that span the two towers of the Bahrain World Trade Center.
The 50-story structure, under construction in Manama, Bahrain, is designed to channel the wind between the two towers and past the blades of the three wind turbines, which are 29 meters in diameter. According to Atkins, the wind turbines will supply up to 15 percent of the energy needs for the two towers.
For more information, see the Atkins Web site.
