1-Kilometer Tower Of Power

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1-Kilometer Tower Of Power 31

Posted by timothy on Monday August 19, 2002 @04:46PM from the shouldn't-throw-stones dept.

!splut writes: "New Scientist has a story about a plan for an interesting new alternative power design. Australian company EnviroMission has recieved approval to construct a 130-meter wide, 1-kilometer tall tower that will generate electricity from currents of air heated within a 7-kilometer greenhouse surrounding the tower's base. It is predicted to generate 670-gigawatt hours of energy per year, providing a clean source of energy for some 200,000 homes."

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