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 is an article about it on BBC World’s tallest wooden wind turbine starts turning