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Who knew that one day, a stadium, often described as huge concrete structure and steel, could give the appearance of green infrastructure? Difficult to associate stage and ecology, is not it?

The Philadelphia Eagles are trying to confound the skeptics by announcing their intention to build their stadium - Lincoln Financial Field - wind turbines, solar panels and a cogeneration plant, which would, according to the team Football, the first major world sporting infrastructure to convert to self-generation energy ren ew.

The word "convert" is important in this, because other stadiums built recently have built beautiful ecological features in their design (see other article).

This concession the NFL has partnered with SolarBlue, a business based in Florida, to install approximately 80 wind turbines vertical spiral structure on the upper stage, the setting of 2500 photovoltaic panels on the front Building, construction of a cogeneration plant (Natural gas and biodiesel) as well as the establishment of a system of measurement and technology transfer for optimal use.

The plant will produce 70% of the total energy while the wind and failures ux solar generate 15% each.

vertical wind turbines would generate electricity when the wind reach only 10 km / h, which is an advantage over the version with three pallets, q ui requires more velocity. Another important asset, they make less noise.

Alterations should be completed in time for the start of the 2011 season.

SolarBlue invest more than $ 30 million (all amounts are in U.S. dollars) to implement the system that will generate at least 8.6 megawatts, more than the tip of 7 megawatts needed the day of a match. Then it will operate and maintain for a period of 20 years, during which it will require a fixed annual cost of electricity will increase by a predetermined fee schedule. The Eagles are expected to save $ 3 million per year ($ 60 million over 20 years).

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