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World's first wind turbines incorporated into a large scale commercial building set to auto-mode and supplying power
The Bahrain World Trade Centre (BWTC) has announced the official certification of the building's wind turbines by Bahrain's Electricity Distribution Directorate (EDD). The three 29-metre diameter turbines are now set to auto-mode meaning they are supplying power to the office towers.
The turbines were inaugurated in April 2008, since then they have been undergoing daily safety and regulatory testing and were commissioned to mark Bahrain's National Day. The BWTC's turbines are the first in the world to be integrated into a large scale development.
Peter Longstaff, senior project manager at Atkins (architectural designers and engineers of BWTC) said: "The official certification from the EDD means that the turbines are now fully operational and are supplying power to the development."
