Released: September 17, 2008

Airports go for green with eco-friendly efforts

Source: Roger Yu, USA Today

A fleet of miniature wind turbines at Boston Logan International Airport have perhaps the best view of the city, overlooking the downtown skyline across the expansive harbor as commercial jets descend overhead.

Each 6-foot-tall turbine, placed at the edge of the rooftop of the airport’s headquarters, is affixed at a unique angle to capture the winds that gust through Boston Harbor and climb the building’s walls.

The 20 turbines, installed in July, are expected to generate about 100,000 kilowatt-hours annually, equal to 3% of the building’s energy needs.

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