This is probably the best use of Christmas trees (though it’s up for debate whether it’s a good idea to cut down spruce trees to begin with).

Side note: it was hard to find this story on a website that’s not exclusive access or enshitified. Even the company who built the turbine (#Modvion) has a tor-hostile website themselves.

According to the BBC Newsroom they use glue instead of bolts to hold it together.

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    There are actually special pick up days here in the US gulf south where they take our trees and add them to the levees protecting our coast. I know Barataria uses them for large fences to control the impact of waves which I always thought was kind of cool lol