Iillustration 19276996 / Dirk Erck / Dreamstime
Illustration 60886103 / Kheng Ho To /Dreamstime
Illustration 19276996 / Dirk Erck / Dreamstime

Personalizing transmission

Aug. 16, 2010
Some creative thinkers submitting design concepts for a contest in Iceland have come up with an interesting approach to designing transmission towers: Make art out of them. What do you think? Could these decrease NIMBY resistance to new transmission ...

Some creative thinkers submitting design concepts for a contest in Iceland have come up with an interesting approach to designing transmission towers: Make art out of them. What do you think? Could these decrease NIMBY resistance to new transmission lines needed to integrate renewable power sources such as solar and wind into the grid, or increase it?

"Electrifying giants" story and photo (credit: Choi+Shine) from CNet (found via Slashdot)