The Eye of the Wind Revolution
Fast Facts
Posted by Loraine Labet February 27, 2010
Tower
Elevator
- Overall height: 65 metres/215 feet
- Made of structural steel in three sections
- Weight: 133,946 kg/285,300 lbs (145 tons)
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- Diameter: 7 metres/23 feet
- Elevation: 57 metres/187 feet
- Weight: 13,600 kg/30,000 lbs (15 tons)
- Capacity: 36 people
- Framework: Structural steel and glass
- Glass: Tempered 2.54 cm/1 inch thick
- Viewing Area: 360 degrees (all points on the compass)
Elevator
- Elevator Capacity: 7 people per passage
- Speed: 5.76 km per hour
- Travel-time to top of tower: 35 seconds
Generation System
- Output: 1.5 Megawatt
- Model: Leitwind LTW77
- Cut-in wind speed: 9.72 km per hour
- Cut-out wind speed: 90 km per hour
- Max wind speed at blade tips: 300 km per hour
- Output Capacity: Enough energy to supply the needs of 400 homes over a year.
Blades
- Blade material: fibreglass reinforced polyester
- Swept area of blades: 4,657 square metres/28,400 square feet
- Blades: 5,530 kg/12,200 lbs each, 37.3 metres/122 feet long each
