URBAN TURBINES
08.20.2009
Portlanders may have noticed a new addition to the downtown skyline this week when four wind turbines were added to the roof of developer Gerding Edlen's new Twelve West Building on southwest 12th Avenue. These small-scale turbines (45 feet tall compared to the massive 400-foot turbines in the Columbia River Gorge) will only produce about one percent of the building's total energy usage. However, the development company also hopes their presence will help promote renewable energy and help Portland stand out in the field. Portland isn't the only city to try rooftop wind turbines. Boston, New York and Hampton, New Hampshire have all taken an in
