With the great cities of the world already marked by their huge amount of greenhouse emissions, environmental scientists seem to start all over from the roots – the pollution free, pristine deserts.
The oil rich deserts of the Middle East are soon to get a 68-storied state-of-the-art tower. True, there is nothing new with building tall towers. What catapulted this tower to the headlines is its being a ‘zero emission’ building.
Making to the number 22 on the list of the world’s tallest buildings, the giant building will rise to a lofty height of 322 meters (1,056 feet) and would supply 100% of its own energy to its offices.
So, what will make people look forward to the construction of the Burj al-Taqa – meaning energy tower – is not only its consuming very little energy, but its producing all its energy itself.
The $406 million project will have a giant solar shield that would cover nearly 2/3rds of the building surface. Its new generation of vacuum glazed windows would insulate against 50 degree Celsius heat of the desert.
The tower would also have a cooling system that would utilize renewable resources – the seawater to be stored underground! A power generating giant solar panel island of 17,000 square meters will float on the ocean within the seaside tower’s view.
Seawater would be electrolyzed to produce hydrogen for powering fuel cell generators for use during the evening in the tower-offices.
Once built, the amazing zero emission, self-power producing tower would sure to project the world with an exemplary of ‘how green world should be.’
