Interactive SOLAR SHADE by Buro North
A new solar-collection concept has emerged from a partnership between Buro North, an Australian design firm, and Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab (VEIL), to generate electricity and educate elementary school children. The “Solar Shades” are designed to provide a shaded gathering space for primary school yards while generating energy from a uni-directional solar panel surface.
Funded through a government initiative, these evocative cobra-like interactive shades explore the visual connection between energy and the environment.
Designed to be interactive and operational, the Solar Shades can be rotated throughout the day by schoolchildren to take full advantage of the sun’s position. In addition to indicating the amount of solar energy collected, LED lights placed underneath the shade glow green for a correct solar orientation and red for an incorrect orientation. This promotes interaction as students can rotate the shade to obtain positive results.
Be on the lookout for this concept to go into production soon.
>> Buro North
>> Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab
Via: Jetson Green
