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A mega-watt wind-power-plant... made entirely of wood and glue.
Some photos in a german article:
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/timber-tower-holztuerme-fuer-grosse-windkraftanlagen-fotostrecke-90893.html
the company:
http://www.timbertower.de/en/#&panel1-2
The company TimberTower has just built a prototype: A giant turbine to harvest wind-power. And it's made entirely of wood. The glue is a standard two-component adhesive that can be bought at a hardware-store. The construction is shielded by commercially available foil that's also used in roof-insulation.
- wood is cheaper than steel
- wood is more eco-friendly than steel
- wood is easier to transport
- wood has a longer lifetime than steel-constructions
