Ericsson unveils wind-powered concept for its award-winning Tower Tube

Oct. 9, 2008 -- Ericsson today unveiled its latest energy-optimized radio base station site concept, a research project for a pioneering wind-powered Tower Tube. Working with Vertical Wind AB and Uppsala University in Sweden, Ericsson is developing the concept as part of its commitment to sustainable and cost-efficient solutions that help bring communications to all. The wind-powered Tower Tube takes the energy-lean design of Ericsson's award-winning* original Tower Tube one step further by employing renewable energy. It harnesses wind power via a four-blade turbine with five-meter blades vertically attached to the tower. The vertical rotor blades work silently and minimize the load on the tower during operation. Trials will be conducted to determine if the design of the energy-efficient Ericsson Tower Tube and the vertical... [read full story]                    

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