Power-generating “wind trees” are designed to blend into both urban and rural environments. Photo credit: New Wind
Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
Waking Times
You’ve most likely heard one of the arguments leveled at wind power: turbines are ugly. And while you might not agree, it’s true that the tall turbines that are increasingly appearing all over the landscape stand out among their surroundings.
French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière decided to do something about that. His company New Wind has created the “Arbre à Vent” or “wind tree,” to tackle the issue of what they refer to as “an environment marred by machines that are too big, too noisy and quite unsightly.”
