As part of its “first major face-lift in 30 years,” the Eiffel Tower has a new set of wind turbines.
Earlier this year, the New York City–based renewable-energy design firm UGE installed the turbines, which are now spinning above the tower’s second level, 400 feet above ground level.
The installation of the turbines was tricky. Each of the two custom-built blades had to be perilously lifted in place by rope. I spoke with UGE’s Jan Gromadzki, who managed the installation from mid-January to early February.
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