Sometimes we lose sight. Sometimes we
think that Clean Energy is about engineers, chemists, biologists or hard-core ecologists.
We don’t see that it’s actually part of our day to day, and if it still isn’t,
then in short it will be everywhere. Designers, architects, artists will blend
their imagination with the functionalities of different clean energies not only
to beautify the spaces we live in, but also to serve the community. Clothes,
means of transport, buildings, public areas... Everything will be the canvas of
these new players that will transform the technology into functional solutions.
An example is the electric car. The designs
are becoming attractive (who doesn’t like how a Tesla looks!) and the prices
are becoming more affordable (maybe don’t think the Tesla for this one, right
now). The demand is on the grow and disruptors are entering the industry (can
Apple and Google be the new Mercedes Benz or Volkswagen?) and all that benefits
the consumers, the economies and the planet.
The dutch architect Neville Mars presented
not so long ago a project to create solar forests. The idea is simple, build
tree-like shapes that have solar panels on top and also move to accommodate
themselves to get more sun exposure. They would generate electricity and also
give fresh shade and protection to the cars that would park underneath,
discounting that the electric energy they produce would be used to charge those
cars that are expected to be electric. Right now the design is ready to be
taken to production and we could see the first examples in a few years. We
certainly want to see these solar tress to take strong and deep roots in the
cities around the world!
Source: Mars, Neville. "Solar Forest." BURB. BurbTv, 7 Aug. 2009.
Web. 14 Mar. 2015. <http://goo.gl/2byveW>
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