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Started by Ibanez, February 06, 2010, 11:20:49 AM

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patric

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Quote from: wavoka on February 06, 2010, 11:20:49 AM
How cool would it be to see something like this in Tulsa?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/eco-shocker-turbine-light-concept-uses-wind-to-light-highways/

Might be more practical on a bridge (with pedestrians) where there is always a breeze, wiring is expensive, and the lights would be justified.
The lights themselves seem to be LED's which are an inevitability (assuming we get the color right).
"Tulsa will lay off police and firemen before we will cut back on unnecessarily wasteful streetlights."  -- March 18, 2009 TulsaNow Forum

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