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Plans
include a
restaurant and
a viewing platform
in the
Strawscraper.»
For some people, a windy day means a bad hair day.
But for the folks designing this odd-looking building, a
windy day is a good hair day. For them, windy days will
mean the hairy fibers on their building are capturing
loads of free energy. A Swedish architectural firm is
working on plans to transform an existing Stockholm
building into a futuristic, 40-floor skyscraper that
will create energy. The design for this project, known
as the Strawscraper, encloses the building in a casing
covered with long, flexible straws that turn wind
motion into electrical energy. From gentle breezes to
strong winds, the friction on the straws will produce
and store electricity much like a wind power plant
does. The Strawscraper will be much quieter than a
wind turbine, though, and will be bird-friendly too.THE STRAWSCRAPER
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