Pearl River Tower: A
Sustainable Chinese tower.
The Pearl River Tower was built to
take the best of natural resources in Guangzhou, China. It can take solar and
wind energies to feed some necessities. On average, 58% of energy costs that would be consumed by this tower are reduced with
the help of these renewable
systems.
The wind energy is captured with the format the company
has. Spin processors coupled with dynamos, allowing the production of
electrical energy that is harnessed for devices, which already run in the
tower. Furthermore, the wind also participates in internal cooling system
eliminating use of air conditioning.
Solar energy is captured by photovoltaic
panels that sit on top of the building and
also in window shades that
later are transformed into electricity. But in this case it is not as used
as wind power.
Despite being a great example for other countries, Pearl
River Tower still has
many defects and is still far from being perfectly sustainable. This is because
it does not use all of sustainable and renewable energies produced and,
furthermore, the own materials which are cause impacts for the environment.
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André
da Cunha
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