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Touristic Wind Turbines

The Dutch Windwheel Combines Wind Turbine and Tourist Attraction

— February 25, 2015 — Eco
The Dutch Windwheel is a concept, proposed for the city of Rotterdam, that will generate huge amounts of wind energy while also housing apartments, a hotel and a massive rollercoaster ride. Talk about versatility! The Dutch have long used windmills to harness energy, but this particular concept aims to take windmills and their uses to a completely untouched level.

The outer ring of the Dutch Windwheel will house 40 pods on rails that slowly move around the ring, providing views of Rotterdam and its port. The inner ring meanwhile houses 72 apartments, a 160-room hotel and a panoramic restaurant. The turbine itself is completely bladeless.

The Dutch Windwheel is a ridiculously ambitious concept as it aims to bring together energy harnessing, accommodation, commercial space and touristic attraction. However it's also a great example of dreaming big and aiming high.
Trend Themes
1. Wind Energy Integration - The Dutch Windwheel combines wind energy generation with other functionalities, opening up opportunities for innovative integration of renewable energy into various sectors.
2. Sustainable Tourism - The Dutch Windwheel serves as a tourist attraction, highlighting the potential for combining sustainable energy infrastructure with tourism experiences.
3. Bladeless Wind Turbines - The bladeless design of the Dutch Windwheel introduces a disruptive innovation in wind turbine technology, offering potential advancements in efficiency, safety, and aesthetics.
Industry Implications
1. Renewable Energy - The Dutch Windwheel concept presents an opportunity for the renewable energy industry to explore innovative ways of integrating wind power generation into urban environments.
2. Hospitality and Tourism - The Dutch Windwheel's combination of accommodation, commercial spaces, and tourist attractions creates new possibilities and business models within the hospitality and tourism industry.
3. Architecture and Urban Development - The Dutch Windwheel's unique design and multi-functional structure offer disruptive potential for the architecture and urban development sector, encouraging sustainable and efficient city planning.
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