Attractive Italian Viaduct Has Wind Turbines Built In (just kidding it's just concept art) - Polidicks

Who ever made this is seriously the most artistic guy/girl ever. Such a beautiful piece of productive machinery!

Eh. I don't think all the circles really compliment the angular shape of the bridge.

[QUOTE=theenemy;27819426]The wind chill would have a minimal effect as the sunlight is converted into heat which is in turn converted into energy. It would have an effect comparable to that of a blizzard on a coal power station.[/QUOTE] It's a shitty idea. A dedicated automatic tilting solar panel would be much more efficient and cost effective.

Some poor bastard of a bird is going to fly into that. :frown:

[QUOTE=Pepsi-cola;27820398]It's a shitty idea. A dedicated automatic tilting solar panel would be much more efficient and cost effective.[/QUOTE] hence [QUOTE=theenemy;27819369]The problem lies with the fact that the solar panels are expensive and delicate so installing them wouldn't be worth it.[/QUOTE]

that looks awsome wonder if they will actually build them and wonder if they could be brought to any other countries

[QUOTE=Ond kaja;27819143]Solar panels works by converting heat energy from radiation emitted from the sun. Building them on the wings would cool down the solar panel, rendering it useless as a mean of producing electrical energy. [editline]2nd February 2011[/editline] Come on, this is basic physics.[/QUOTE] What the fuck are you talking about? Photovoltaics have nothing to do with heat energy. Look up the Hertz effect and then come back to me about "basic physics" [editline]2nd February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=theenemy;27819426]The wind chill would have a minimal effect as the sunlight is converted into heat which is in turn converted into energy.[/QUOTE] No. Please stop.

[QUOTE=Timebomb575;27821275] No. Please stop.[/QUOTE] I take it back, you're right. Heat is produced but it's merely a side effect.

[QUOTE=Contag;27817789]Because then people would realize it doesn't produce that much electricy. By comparison, your average coal power plant produces 3.5 [b]trillion[/b] kilowatt hours a year. Six orders of magnitude is pretty fucking huge.[/QUOTE] Actually, we can't use watts because kw/h is a measure of energy, while watts are a measure of electrical power. 40 million kw/h is roughly 144 terrajoules, or 3.442*10^14 calories. So essentially, if we could put all of that power into matter, it'd create 1.6 grams of matter every year.

I support this idea, as long as they pack as many turbines into it as possible and go for efficiency and practical use over looks.

[QUOTE=cyclocius;27820410]Some poor bastard of a bird is going to fly into that. :frown:[/QUOTE] Avatar fits :smith:

that's going to be so loud

I see some problems 1 - The odd arrangement of the turbines coupled with the different sizes of each will make it hard and expensive to service and repair 2 - Wind turbines wreak havoc on birds and anyone near them so they're really not that great for the environment

put bins under the turbines to collect the bird mince then turn the mince into mcnuggets there

[QUOTE=Kalibos;27825278]put bins under the turbines to collect the bird mince then turn the mince into mcnuggets there[/QUOTE] somebody get this man a contract

where do I sign [img]http://www.coolgadgetconcept.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/spy-gadgets.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Zeke129;27822075]I see some problems 1 - The odd arrangement of the turbines coupled with the different sizes of each will make it hard and expensive to service and repair 2 - Wind turbines wreak havoc on birds and anyone near them so they're really not that great for the environment[/QUOTE] I'm sure they'll think of a more serviceable arrangement for the turbines if they ever actually build the thing. As for the birds, I don't know what you could do about that short of putting a wire mesh over the whole thing. But would there really be enough birds flying that low to really be a problem anyway?

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;27821963]I support this idea, as long as they pack as many turbines into it as possible and go for efficiency and practical use over looks.[/QUOTE] Yeah...like that would ever happen!

Anyone ever heard of the concept of an actual wind tunnel? It's basically a giant shaft from one side of a mountain to the other, usually changing in altitude as well. The pressure on one side of it is higher than the other, so the wind will naturally flow through the tunnel. Considering how much weather changes, it will never even out the pressure on both sides, so you will have a constant flow of air. Fill the tunnel with hundreds of wind turbines = insanely cheap energy.

That would basically be another manmade wonder.

Interesting idea, but I have to stop myself pushing it under the bed with all the other miracle buildings architects keep promising us.

Holy shit that looks awesome!

[QUOTE=Zeke129;27822075]I see some problems 1 - The odd arrangement of the turbines coupled with the different sizes of each will make it hard and expensive to service and repair 2 - Wind turbines wreak havoc on birds and anyone near them so they're really not that great for the environment[/QUOTE] There are two simple solutions to both. Make them all a standard size and pack them all in with service ladders and walkways. The second is to simply ignore the environmental damage it will cause. The birds would probably notice the loud noises and the spinning blades and decide not to fly into them.

[QUOTE=Anteep2;27818104]wtf are you talking about, the USA produces 4.11 trillion kWh, as total energy production! [url]https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html[/url][/QUOTE] Oops! Geez, bit sad for the two people who agreed with me. Eek.

that is very clever.. makes diving through the bridge more interesting for smaller plane pilots too.

This is the way we need to be thinking. Breakthroughs in solar and wind power that make it cheap to produce solar panels and turbines, so that they are cost effective. We need to find a way of reducing usage and increasing efficiency of electronics. (Cutting down on the amount of street lights would be a good start)

Correction: It should produce 4.5 megawatts, compared to your average coal power plant generating 500 megawatts. Hopefully it will go forward and not be prohibitively expensive, so that prices go down. [editline]4th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=HarryG321;27832974]This is the way we need to be thinking. Breakthroughs in solar and wind power that make it cheap to produce solar panels and turbines, so that they are cost effective. We need to find a way of reducing usage and increasing efficiency of electronics. (Cutting down on the amount of street lights would be a good start)[/QUOTE] Why not place solar panels on the street lights? Street lights too small? Make the tops a big larger, people could stand underneath them when it rights. Doesn't really matter, what, as long as there is a market for the technology, it will be improved.

[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;27828573]Anyone ever heard of the concept of an actual wind tunnel? It's basically a giant shaft from one side of a mountain to the other, usually changing in altitude as well. The pressure on one side of it is higher than the other, so the wind will naturally flow through the tunnel. Considering how much weather changes, it will never even out the pressure on both sides, so you will have a constant flow of air. Fill the tunnel with hundreds of wind turbines = insanely cheap energy.[/QUOTE] Tunneling through a mountain is expensive.

[QUOTE=Kalibos;27825524]where do I sign [img_thumb]http://www.coolgadgetconcept.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/spy-gadgets.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Blood only, sir. No ink.

[i]It'll blow your mind[/i] :saddowns: