Solar Wind Bridge & The Vertical Village Concept Bridges

They say two heads are better than one, so as far as means to capture nature's endless energy, why not use two?! This concept bridge, pictured to the right, incorporates both solar & wind into the bridge's structure. Designed by Francesco Colarossi, Giovanna Saracino and Luisa Saracino as part of an Italian design contest to re-imagine a decommissioned bridge. Solar cells would be embedded into the roadway as well as an additional 26 wind turbines underneath which could create enough energy combined to power 15,000 homes. It placed 2nd in the contest, losing only to another concept bridge equally great in terms of visions of grandeur goes. Although it's not as "green" as the last concept, the 1st place winner in the contest was the so-called "Vertical Tree Village" shown just above here. The bridge obviously has these multiple living structures tied into the actual structural support of the bridge, fairly impressive although I'd hate to see that bridge collapse if it was ever made!