One of the most iconic landmarks in the world is now taking a step forward in terms of renewable energy, after two wind turbines were recently installed in the Parisian attraction, providing the Eiffel Tower with wind power in the search of sustainable energy well beyond worldwide oil dependency.
The Eiffel Tower wind power project isn't really the first time the Gustave Eiffel-built landmark is used to further a technology, as it's widely known that in wartime (and ever since), the Tower has been used for communications, from radio to television, with transmissions that have been going on for decades from the top of the famous landmark.
Now, according to The Guardian, the Eiffel Tower wind power project makes the landmark scientifically relevant once more, as the iconic Parisian site becomes the latest high-profile place to tackle renewable energy, after the successful installation of two wind turbines in the midst of the current renovation the Tower is being subject to.
Slate Magazine reports that the company behind this move is Urban Green Energy (UGE), a New York City-based design firm focused on renewable energy, the people responsible for the renovation part involving the Eiffel Tower wind power installation.
As it has been reported in several news outlets around the world, the current Eiffel Tower renovation project is the biggest "face-lift" the venue has seen in about 30 years, and it's quite focused on pressing the subject of renewable energy, a cause the French government has been after for a while now, being one of the major nuclear powerhouses in the world.
One of the major concerns about the Eiffel Tower wind power installation is that Aeolic energy is known for being loud, a real problem in such a touristic attraction; however, QZ reports that the new project, though visible, can't be heard.
Below, you can see a video of the Eiffel Tower wind power in action, at about 120 meters high!
