National Geographic Megastructures Episode Features - Bahrain World Trade Center with Norwin`s Wind Turbines
Released on: July 30, 2008, 12:44 am
Press Release Author: Murphy
Industry: Environment
Press Release Summary: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC\'s MegaStructures is a new series that takes an eye-popping look at the greatest structures and machines ever created. Get inside these superstructures and uncover the cogs, gears, bells and whistles that make them work.
Press Release Body: UK, Tue, July 30, 2008 -- National Geographic aired its newest documentary, on the Kingdom\'s first truly intelligent office buildings- the Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) with its three integral Norwin A/S Wind Turbine Generators, in the UK February 5, 2008. The program will be broadcast throughout February in the UK and in March in the US on the National Geographic Channel. The three (3) Norwin 225 kW horizontal-axis 29m diameter wind turbines are mounted on bridges at 60, 98, and 136 Meters which span the two 50-storey sail-shaped commercial office towers, which taper to a height of 240 meters, support the three 29m diameter horizontal-axis wind turbines. Inspired by Arabian wind towers, the sail-shaped towers funnel the sea breeze into the three wind turbines. They act as aerofoils, funneling, and accelerating the wind velocity between them. The vertical sculpting of the towers also progressively reduces the pressure so that when combined with the rising velocity of the onshore breeze at increasing heights, a near equal regime of wind velocity on each turbine is achieved. Through its positioning and the unique aerodynamic design of the towers, the prevailing on-shore Gulf breeze is funneled into the path of the turbines, helping to create power generation efficiency. Once operational, the wind turbines will deliver approximately 11-15 per cent of the BWTC\'s energy needs, eliminating around 55,000 kilos of carbon from being emitted into the air annually. Incorporating the wind turbines as an alternative source of energy for the buildings will generate 1100 to 1300 MWh per year, which is equivalent to lighting 300 homes for more than a year and will create substantial annual savings.
This is the first time that a commercial development has integrated large-scale wind turbines within its design to harness the power of the wind to generate an alternative energy supply. The use of \'type-rated\' turbines with minimal modifications ensured that the additional cost incurred by incorporating turbines into the project was reduced to around 3.5% of the overall project value making it a financial viable venture and since its initial design launch there have been a number of derivative projects in the region, a true testament to the viability of the project\'s design. The two 50-storey iconic towers, will not only provide local and international companies with a landmark business address but are further set to create office space that achieves new standards in technological advancement. The towers are integrated on top of a three-storey podium, which accommodates a new boutique shopping centre, fine dining, business center and car parking.
World Trade Center Bahrain is featured as a rising symbol of achievement and a reflection of the region´s fastest-growing economy, the WTC Bahrain will be the world´s newest landmark and has already established a landmark low carbon environmental achievement. The site for the Bahrain World Trade Center is prestigiously located on the main King Faisal Highway in Manama, Bahrain. The Megastructure Episode on the BWTC is a documentary series about pioneering engineering projects of awe-inspiring scale, from their conception, through the painstaking process of design, to the incredible reality of the finished megastructure. As a rising symbol of achievement and a reflection of the region\'s fastest-growing economy, the World Trade Centre Bahrain will be the world\'s newest landmark. It comprises two sail-shaped towers, each rising to 240 metres in height and supporting the centre\'s integrated Norwn wind turbines.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC\'s MegaStructures is a new series that takes an eye-popping look at the greatest structures and machines ever created. Get inside these superstructures and uncover the cogs, gears, bells and whistles that make them work. And learn about all the stops and starts that went into creating these engineering triumphs.
These episodes are of the world\'s tallest, fastest, and largest human creations. Each of these awe-inspiring mega-structures stand as a testament to the endless possibilities of human design and ingenuity. Whether constructing massive, man-made islands visible from space, taking to the skies in the world\'s biggest passenger airplane, or floating the world\'s largest cargo ship, step inside the building process and see what it takes to put together a milestone of human progress. Then, peer into the brilliant minds behind these mega-structures as we interview the engineers and designers that bring these impressive undertakings to life. See how today\'s technologies mix with good old-fashioned know-how in a world where precision is paramount and mistakes can cost millions. Episodes include;
(01/01) U.S.S. Ronald Reagan // supercarrier ( 09/15/2004) (01/02) Autobahn // German Autobahns ( 09/19/2004) (01/03) Channel Tunnel // France and UK ( 09/22/2004) (01/04) Sears Tower // Chicago, Illinois ( 09/29/2004) (01/05) Kansai International Airport //Japan ( 10/13/2004) (01/06) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge // Japan ( 10/20/2004) (01/07) Itaipu Dam // Paraná River Paraguay ( 10/27/2004) (01/08) Petronas Towers // Malaysia ( 11/10/2004) (01/09) Inside a Super Casino // Borgata- NJ ( 12/01/2004) (02/01) Golden Gate Bridge //San Francisco,CA( 03/02/2005) (02/02) Alcatraz // Island in San Francisco, CA ( 03/16/2005) (02/03) Inside The Pentagon // Virginia ( 04/01/2005) (02/04) World\'s Busiest Port // Singapore,( 05/13/2005) (02/05) Tau Tona, World\'s deepest mine S. A. ( 05/21/2005) (02/06) Las Vegas // Special ( 06/22/2005) (02/07) Black Gold (Oil Mine) oil sands Canada ( 07/20/2005) (02/08) Ekati Diamond Mine Canada, ( 07/27/2005) (02/09) Sea Launch // Ocean Odyssey ( 08/03/2005) (02/10) North Sea Wall // Netherlands ( 08/17/2005) (02/11) Impossible (Dubai\'s Palm Island) //UAE ( 09/13/2005) (02/12) Indy Motor Speedway // Indiana ( 09/13/2005) (02/13) Super Port (Rotterdam), Netherlands ( 09/20/2005) (02/14) Mega Plane // C-5 Galaxy ( 09/20/2005) (02/15) Hi-tech Prison// Maryland ( 09/27/2005) (02/16) World\'s Biggest Airliner (Airbus A380) ( 10/04/2005) (02/18) Ultimate Casino // Venetian Casino, NV ( 10/18/2005) (02/19) Ultimate Roller Coaster // Kingda Ka, ( 10/25/2005) (02/20) NORAD // Aerospace Defense, CO ( 10/25/2005) (02/21) Berlin\'s Grand Central // ( 11/15/2005) (02/22) Boston\'s Big Dig // Boston, MA ( 11/22/2005) (02/23) Ultimate Oil Rigs // ( 12/06/2005) (02/24) Cosmodrome // Tyuratam, Kazakhstan ( 12/13/2005) (02/25) World\'s Tallest Bridge (Millau Bridge) ( 12/20/2005) (02/26) Mega Ship // OOCL Atlanta ( 12/27/2005) (03/01) Berlin Wall // ( 03/14/2006) (03/02) Impossible Bridges Rio-Antirio, Greece ( 05/02/2006) (03/03) Impossible Bridges Copenhagen ( 04/18/2006) (03/04) Hoover Dam // Colorado River, ( 05/16/2006) (03/05) Inside NCIS // Naval Criminal ( 05/30/2006) (03/06) Garbage Mountain // Whittier, CA ( 08/01/2006) Machines of War Tanks (War Machines Tanks) (03/08) Supertanker // Seri Amanah,LNG carrier ( 08/31/2006) (03/11) Megafactories Apache Helicopter, AZ ( 09/28/2006) (03/13) Panama Canal Unlocked // Panama ( 10/19/2006) (03/16) Megafactories Ferrari // Ferrari S.p.A., ( 12/07/2006) Money Factory - U.S. Treasury Impossible Bridges China // Lupu, Runyang,Sutong Ultimate Sub // USS Texas (Virginia class submarine) Ice Hotel // Near Jukkasjärvi, Sweden Rockeaters of Iceland // Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project Super Pipeline // Gas pipeline from Norway to Great Britain Deep Sea DrillersUltimate Chopper // AgustaWestland Megafactories Harley-Davidson Megafactories John Deere // Harvester Works (Illinois) Megafactories Trucks - Peterbilt trucks Megafactories Tanks // M1 Abrams Huge Moves Colossal Churches - moving churches Huge Moves Historic Homes - moving houses Huge Moves Massive Machines - lifting a train into the London Underground/lifting a sunken floatplane Huge Moves Total Towns - moving floating houses Future Trains // Maglev train Building the World // The World (archipelago), Dubai Dubai\'s Dream Palace - Burj al-Arab Hotel Bridge of Mostar The World\'s Biggest Shredder World Trade Center Bahrain Hawaii Super Ferry Queen Mary 2 South Pole Station
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