Brilliant 'Wind-it' turns power lines into renewable energy wind farms

clipped from www.worldofrenewables.com Called Wind-it, French designers Nicola Delon, Julien Choppin and Raphael Menard have drummed up plans to install wind turbines on — and inside of — derelict electrical transmission towers. The new additions would pump wind energy right into the grid without having to develop an extensive infrastructure. If a third of France's towers were installed with turbines, the team says, they could crank out as much as two nuclear reactors — about 5% of the country's power needs. That may not sound like much, but it's a steady stream of clean energy, and it places the turbines — which are usually considered to be eyesores — out of the way and, really, makes the transmission towers look a little better. Check out more variations of Wind-it down below or to read more on the winning design, jump here.