What if power plants looked less like this…
… and more like this…
Well, that might not be quite as crazy as it sounds…
But we’re not talking about turning power stations into skyscrapers, we mean the opposite.
Let me explain.
As you’ve probably heard, we need to use a lot more renewable energy. And as you could probably guess, skyscrapers aren’t exactly the most sustainable buildings to build and run.
So picture this: what if we could kill two birds with one stone and make our biggest buildings power our cities?
And while we’re at it, how much power could something like the Burj Khalifa really generate?
Here’s how a new take on an old technology is helping to do exactly that.
Now, don’t get me wrong, here at Tomorrow’s Build, we love a skyscraper. They look cool, they’re full of insane engineering and they can put a city, or even an entire country on the map. But first for some bad news.
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