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Plans for turbine on Brighton i360 'likely to be scrapped'

Plans to build a turbine to the top of the Brighton i360 are likely to be scrapped, according to the BBC.

The i360, which will be England’s tallest viewing tower outside of London, has been designed by the same team as the London Eye.

The seafront attraction is expected to host two environmental conditions - a wind turbine on top of the tower and a rainwater recycling scheme, both of which are set to be scrapped.

The decision will be made by Brighton and Hove City council on 6 October.

The i360’s chief engineer, John Roberts, said: “In the very early designs of the tower, we had proposed a wind turbine at the top, however detailed studies by our damping specialist showed that the wind turbine would have stopped the tower damping system from working properly and the turbine itself would have been susceptible to damage.

“An important aspect of the tower design has been to ensure that it can withstand very high winds in the worst possible storms.”

He explained the latest plan to use energy from the cable car’s descent, and said: “We will be saving more energy than originally envisaged.”

Commenting on the scrapping of the rainwater recycling system, Mr Roberts said: “The water will be too dirty to be usable, even in the toilet system. Therefore, the rainwater harvesting has had to come out of the design.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .