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All Bahrain Manama Bahrain World Trade Center

Bahrain World Trade Center

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

Manama, Bahrain

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The Bahrain World Trade Center is the first commercial development to have large-scale wind turbines as part of its structure. Reducing the need for fossil fuels, the turbines power between 11 and 15% of the building’s power.

The environmentally designed twin skyscrapers are each 240-meters tall and curved to funnel the strong Gulf winds into the turbines. By utilizing renewable and efficient energy, the BWTC reduces carbon emissions on the island state.

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September 21, 2010

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Bahrain World Trade Center
Manama
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