Sunday, January 22, 2012

Rio 2016 - Olympic Games with a solar waterfall


Next to the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio can grow another landmark.Organizers 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro presented an unusual proposal Solar Power Tower City. The Olympic village is to generate electricity from the sun and water. Power, however, far unlike the classic. Over Rio proud to be 105 m high waterfall.

The main task of "waterfall" Solar City Tower is the production of electricity for the Olympic village during the day using solar panels, says Ecofriend portal. Installed area of ​​solar panels on the tower, however, will be able to produce much larger quantities of electricity, but also the effective use. Excess electricity will spur the sea water from the storage tanks in the tower and when the evening sun sets, accumulated water will be discharged through a turbine. This way to the Olympic village and the city of Rio electricity
during the night.
Part of the pumped water plant pumped up to the top 105 meter tower and the outside of the building will fall down freely like a real waterfall.
The main objective of the Solar City Tower Inhabitat portal by reducing the energy intensity of the Olympics. Using RES organizers want to show the possibility to organize such a big event like the Olympics without značnejších negative ecological consequences. Swiss design author Rafael Schmidt thinks Tower "even has a chance to become a symbol for the first Olympic Games with a zero carbon footprint."
If the proposal wins, Solar City Tower
will be built on a small island near Cotunduba famous Copacabana beach. Tower, according to information available Ecofriend organizers and the public. On the ground floor is planned to build the amphitheater, a shopping arcade on the top floor will be located café with a glass floor overlooking the waterfall and the Brazilian forests. Those adventurous can from a height of 90 m jump and bungee jumping.

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