Solar Tree
2nd Generation
Ross Lovegrove
2017
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Solar Tree is conceived as a lighting appliance
combining the LED-based lighting technique with the
solar photovoltaic technology in a very peculiar and
innovative design.
The project is aimed, on one hand, at minimizing
the environmental impact of the product’s use
(deriving, in particular, from reduced consumption
of energy obtained from fossil fuels), while ensuring
that the appliance can provide service continuity
and, therefore, the expected luminous performance,
without being vulnerable to random weather agents
or suffer design imbalance (number of panels,
accumulator size) calculated for winter months. Such
imbalance implies significant dimensions, weights, and
costs and would not ensure continuous operation in
off-average weather conditions.
The same logical principles implemented in the
automotive sector on electric cars, with hybrid versions
taking the lead over pure electric battery-based ones
for a number of reasons, such as costs, performance,
and state of the art of certain technologies, were used
to develop the Solar Tree project by Artemide. With its
mixed accumulator/solar and network configuration,
it provides the best possible energy saving and
functionality combination.
Solar Tree 2nd Generation
develops and opens up to IoT
interaction, to create new
scenarios and introduce new
and unexpected perspectives
for future smart cities.
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