Innovation and evolution are making the world more energy-efficient and beautiful place. Let’s see the Creative Applications of Solar Energy
This blog allows us to know the art with solar panels like:
- How solar panels can be rearranged to make a beautiful giant flower, a big sonic bloom or a small piece of necklace
- Innovations that engineers are making to add up to the beauty.
- Giant projects for large industries
- Keeping the house warm in the coldest day of the season.
- Publicity of solar power
People across the globe are using renewable sources of energy and at the homeowner’s level, it is quite popular. As the population is switching to the change and adapting really well, in order to keep the beauty of their house intact, the solar engineers have also developed a keen sense of aesthetics. The models they develop, are not only efficient in collecting solar energy, but they also add up to the beauty, ambiance, and space utilization.
Let us look at some of the innovations that have unique features:
Solar Flowers: These high-tech flowers are giant and are able to create tons of power. The base on which the rest of the petals maximizes energy production as it is able to turn the petals towards the sun. The flower is smart enough to open and close its petals according to the sunlight exposure it gets. One of these giant flowers can be seen in the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston.
Little Sun Necklace: A popular sculptor in Germany named Olafur Eliasson realized the scarcity of electricity in developing countries. He designed a small necklace-shaped wearable solar lamp that is lightweight and also appealingly effective. The population in such under-development areas will not have to burn kerosene for light.
Sonic Bloom: This playful and interesting solar display piece of art and engineering is created by American artist Dan Corson. It is installed outside of the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, WA. These types of projects in Seattle are sponsored by Seattle City Light’s Green Up Program. This will surely help in the publicity of going solar.
Solar Fabrics: The innovation, when we go to the next level, gives us Shirts, winter coats, or other types of clothing which keep us warmer. Super flexible tiny solar panels can be stitched into the fabric of clothing. This fabric can also be used to make backpacks that can power the phone, laptop, and other portable electronic gadgets or solar tents for travel purposes. These fabrics can also be used to make curtains, heating car seats, awnings, etc.
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Floating Solar Panels: Large industries need a clear and large field with good exposure to the sun in order to accommodate numerous solar panels to meet their high requirement of power. The usable roof space, in most cases, proves to be inadequate. In the year 2010, this requirement was fulfilled by using the surface area of large water bodies, for which engineers have developed floating solar farms. Besides using Solar energy to generate power, this helps to protect the environment in another way as well. The shades caused by the panels maintain the temperature of the water and also evaporate less in this crucial time of global warming.
Solar Thermal: The engineers, teamed up with the solar developers to create giant solar mirroring. The reflective mirrors are so placed in this system, that they reflect and redirect the sun rays to the receiver to store it and use it to produce electricity. These systems are called Concentrated Solar Thermal systems (CSP). CSP works very differently than regular solar panels. In CSP systems the sun’s radiation is concentrated to heat a liquid and this hot liquid then drives a heat engine and an electric generator. Industries like cement, steel, etc. Where tremendous heat is needed in order to produce materials, widely use CSP Systems.
Passive Solar: Passive solar is also a heat collector system but at a smaller level. In colder areas of the globe, the homeowners have South-facing windows which allow good amounts of sunlight in. The homeowners can collect and store this light using Thermal Mass. This keeps the home cozy and warm all the time.
Solar-powered Charging Stations: In the year 2016, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker came up with the idea of creating 13 solar-powered charging stations to charge mobile phones across the state. These useful and beautiful structures are placed in busy public places. People can charge their phones on the go at absolutely no cost.
iSolarWorld can be considered to be the essential handbook of all information on going solar, from start to finish. Since the year 2018, this website gives a vivid idea of solar energy as a renewable resource of energy. iSolarWorld is always beside people who need any kind of information on solar energy. Not only does the vast idea of efficiency that matters to us, but also we care about the beautiful home ambiance of the homeowners. Solar arts and projects are discussed here along with the giant thermal projects. The world is evolving with nature in this era of global warming and so are we.
