Wind Farm Without the Turbines: the Windstalk.
09 December 2010
The popularity of wind energy is well known, and in particular, wind turbines are very common as renewable sources of energy especially with large-scale wind farms. However, many residents living near wind parks have raised concerns over the aesthetics and the low frequency vibrations they claim are generated by wind turbines. The Windstalk is a project which changes the approach to wind energy whilst at the same time, proposes to overcome both of these problems while still allowing a comparable amount of electricity to be generated by the wind.

The Windstalk is made of 1203 stalks, 55 meters high and which are anchored on the ground with concrete bases that range between 10 to 20 meters in diameter. The stalks are made of carbon fiber reinforced resin poles, 30 cm in diameter at the base and 5 cm at the top. The top 50 cm of the poles are lit up by a LED lamp that glows and dims depending on how much the poles are swaying in the wind. When there is no wind, the lights go dark. Since wind power generation is made when it is least required, late at night or early in the morning, the designers have installed this system with a storage device using pumped water held in tanks in the base. Thanks to this design the electrical power is provided on demand.

The Atelier DNA Windstalk concept was awarded second prize in the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) competition, in 2010 edition. For more information, please visit the official website:"
 

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