Wartime Bunkers: The Perfect Place For Research And Innovation
The Energiebunker The Energiebunker in Hamburg held as many as 10,000 residents during Allied attacks. IBA_Hamburg 1. Power Plants One of Europe’s newest solar and biofuel-power stations is a former Hamburg air-raid shelter called the Energiebunker. The 138-foot-tall structure was inaugurated last year and is scheduled for completion in 2015. It holds equipment that will generate electricity for 1,000 households and heat for 3,000, creating 95 percent less carbon-dioxide emissions from heating than oil and gas boilers. 2. Wildlife Sanctuary Six years ago, Tel Aviv University researchers found 10 species of endangered bats in abandoned bunkers on Israel’s Jordanian border. It’s a quiet home—much of the area is an off- limits minefield. The scientists added wire mesh and roughed-up cement for better bat grip and insulation. 3. Data Storage Internet provider Bahnhof turned a Cold War–era, nuclear-bomb-proof bunker 98...