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Rotating tower in Dubai to generate 10x more power than it consumes

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It is estimated that the tower will create 1,200,000 kilowatt-hours of energy every year from solar panels and wind turbines generating 10 times more energy than required to power it.
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37 responses // Rotating tower in Dubai to generate 10x more power than it consumes

  • Wow
    CarolynGillis
  • and america continues to fall behind due to its (and a number of its people's) complacency. right on Dubai.
    chet_arthur
  • Badass!
    cerealforeal
  • http://www.economist.com/daily/columns/greenview/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10870938

    Hum.. trying to make up for the Palm Islands and The World? Don't get me wrong, I think this is way cool, but please, STOP making islands!!!!
    brylou01
    2 responses to this
  • This is just what the world needs, a positive example of what is possible if we just put or minds to it.
    USAMRIID92
  • yes, keep cheering dubai and dissing america. you forget that the only reason they are able to do any of this is their filthy oil lined fat pocketbooks
    diode
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  • Yeah. I was going to comment about them having oil riches for this kind of amazing feat.

    It's so fantastic in theory. I can't wait to see it in action. I've always wanted to go there.
    J_Jammer
  • It's good to be king.
    HappyYoga
  • I just Hope they have a dubai version of Steve McQueen and Paul Newman on hand.
    Owwmykneecap
  • Any one have more technical details on this?
    beck7422
    2 responses to this
  • Death Star Technology
    Purdey
  • watch this comment being used here, here, here and here
    If we adapted this kind of clever engineering to the average home, we'd definitely be much happier Americans.
    Dasai
    1 response to this
  • Every time I hear about Dubai its because they've built some amazing building. I wish more innovative buildings like this would be built in America.
    Yoshi1
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJRDZE5xW2Y
    Insane.....
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    J_Jammer
    1 response to this
  • watch this comment being used here, here and here
    Hold on.You can't just jump on the Dubai bandwagon yet.Not only is it a corporate state where only 1 in 4 residents are citizens but also it is the only place more wasteful of energy than America.
    TheILLest
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  • This is great, now will they stop getting rich off oil? I doubt it.
    shroomfairy
  • And why should Dubai have such a thing and not the USA? Will this kind of rotating tower violate some sort of zoning law?

    If it is a good thing, then it is a good thing. Can we not duplicate and improve on the design? If someone can make money by doing this on US soil, then go ahead and do it.

    Donald Trump, are you listening?
    jahbini
  • J. Craig Venter is American. So is Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Oprah. Don't be so hard on yourself everybody, we still kick ass. Catch up, Dubai.
    arturogarza
  • This blows my mind.
    seeparrott
  • you people jumping all over the Dubai bandwagon obviously don't know much about the place. The overwhelming majority of the population there lives under greater government oppression than any US citizen could ever imagine. It is only a nice place to live if you are rich.
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    diabolical44
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  • yay, we're all gonna die anyway!
    Wessagusset_Oracle
  • Wait - Dubai? Isn't that a Muslim nation? Don't they want to murder us? What do they care about green energy production?

    I'm confused. Aren't they just plotting the next attack? They are Arabs right?
    VoyagerFilms
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  • 1.2 gigawatts yearly
    pvl1
  • this is the future
    the planet can actually be saved if we all contribute
    every small effort helps
    please act in anyway you can to conserve and recycle
    kosmiklover

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