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Bahrain World Trade Center

Twin skyscraper complex in Manama, Bahrain

Field	Value
name	Bahrain World Trade Center
image	Bahrain WTC.JPG
location	Manama, Bahrain
map_type	Bahrain Manama#Bahrain
map_caption	Location in Manama
coordinates
status	Completed
start_date	2004
opening	2008
building_type	Commercial
antenna_spire	240 m
floor_count	50
elevator_count	4
cost	US$150 million
architect	Atkins
main_contractor	Murray & Roberts,(renamed Concor) / Ramboll,
Norwin A/S,
Elsam Engineering
management	Atkins

Norwin A/S, Elsam Engineering The Bahrain World Trade Center is a 240 m, 50-floor, twin tower complex located in Manama, Bahrain. Designed by the multi-national architectural firm Atkins, construction on the towers was completed in 2008. It is the first skyscraper in the world to integrate wind turbines into its design. The wind turbines were developed, built and installed by the Danish company Norwin A/S. The structure is constructed close to the King Faisal Highway, near popular landmarks such as the towers of Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH), NBB and Abraj Al Lulu. It currently ranks as the second-tallest building in Bahrain, after the twin towers of the Bahrain Financial Harbour. The project has received several awards for sustainability, including the 2006 LEAF Award for Best Use of Technology within a Large Scheme and the Arab Construction World for Sustainable Design Award.

Structural details

The two towers are linked via three skybridges, each holding a 225 kW wind turbine, totalling to 675 kW of wind power capacity. Each of these turbines measure 29 m in diameter, and is aligned north, which is the direction from which air from the Persian Gulf blows in. The sail-shaped buildings on either side are designed to funnel wind through the gap to provide accelerated wind passing through the turbines. This was confirmed by wind tunnel tests, which showed that the buildings create an S-shaped flow, ensuring that any wind coming within a 45° angle to either side of the central axis will create a wind stream that remains perpendicular to the turbines. This significantly increases their potential to generate electricity.

The wind turbines are expected to provide 11% to 15% of the towers' total power consumption, or approximately 1.1 to 1.3 GWh a year. This is equivalent to providing the lighting for about 300 homes, 258 hospitals, 17 industrial plants, and 33 car engines. The three turbines were turned on for the first time on 8 April 2008. They are expected to operate 50% of the time on an average day.

In fiction

The Bahrain WTC was featured prominently in the 2009 science fiction SyFy channel made-for-television movie Annihilation Earth. In the movie, an incident involving a subatomic collider in the year 2020 creates cataclysmic effects on planet Earth. CGI is used in the movie to show the WTC collapsing as a result of an earthquake, though the reason for the earthquake is not fully explained in the movie.

Gallery

File:Bahrain's World Trade Center - after the showers (311240304).jpg|Bahrain World Trade Center and Bahrain Financial Harbour under construction in 2006 File:Bahrain World Trade Center from below.jpg|The three wind turbines are at the centre of the two skyscrapers File:Bahrain World trade Center .jpg|Bahrain World Trade Center during the blue hour

References

"Special Applications". Norwin A/S.
"LEAF Awards 2006 Review". designbuilding-network.com.
(2007). "Bahrain World Trade Center, Bahrain". designbuild-network.
(2007-03-19). "Bahrain builds first wind powered towers: architect". Reuters.
(2008-04-08). "BWTC turbines spin for first time". World Architecture News.

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