These Skyscrapers Will Clean Pollution From The Surrounding Water And Air

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Two towers almost a kilometer high have been announced for Wuhan, China. But they won't just be special because of their height - the towers will actually clean the polluted lake next to which they will sit.

At 830m high the Burj Khalifa has been the world's tallest building since 2010. However, these days that record seldom lasts long. UK architects Chetwoods are proposing to go for the full 1000m.

Tall buildings require a lot of power, particularly for lifts, but Adele Peters of business magazine Fast Company reports “Wind turbines, lightweight solar cladding, and hydrogen fuel cells running on the buildings’ waste will generate all of the power used by the towers, plus a little extra for the rest of the neighbourhood.”

Moreover, the designers propose to tackle Wuhan's notorious pollution. "The towers also have pollution-absorbing coatings to help clean the air, vertical gardens that filter more pollution, and a chimney in the middle of the larger tower naturally pulls air across the lake for better ventilation,”says Peters.

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These Skyscrapers Will Clean Pollution From The Surrounding Water And Air | IFLScience
 

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The power would be easy. You add a 3rd Wardenclyffe tower to power it. Very cool! Too bad the United States won't spend the money on something like this.
 


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