An add-on makes wind turbines safer for passing birds. Decommissioned wind turbines offer shelter too.
A design studio has converted a former machine cabin into a tiny house. The nacelle, which once stood at 100 metres and housed the power generator, is 10 metres long and 4 metres wide, offering 35㎡ of living space.
Its glass-fibre reinforced interior was first insulated and then fitted with a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living area. Solar panels on the roof combined with a battery storage provide electricity and hot water.
A heat pump is also included. The concept could be applied to over 10,000 soon-to-be-decommissioned wind turbines.
Their rotor blades would be equally at home in playgrounds or as bridge-building materials.
