palm trees solar en windpower
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za, 26/12/2009 - 05:00
palm trees solar en windpower
Cell phone towers disguised as trees rarely fool anyone. The uniformly shaped and spaced branches with their lego-like sheen usually just don't pull off the trick very well. But what about solar towers disguised as palm trees. This design by Matthew Seibert could make even the most NIMBY-minded people consider adding solar power to their neighborhoods.
.structure is made of molded weather-resistant fiber-reinforced plastic and tempered stainless steel, making it highly durable and sturdy. Just as natural leaves blow in the wind, so too would these fronds, which are connected to a vertical-axis wind turbine, and just as natural leaves collect sunlight, so too would these since each frond sports solar cells. The energy collected is flowed down the 50- to 75-foot trunk, where a battery is stored at the base.
Earthtechling writes, Of course, if you live in a cold-weather climate, even a natural-looking palm tree may not look all that natural. Still, it's an improvement over your neighbor's life-like plastic deer, right? Agreed, and even while a street lined with these might have a bit of a Stepford Wives feel (and would it be possible to mix them in among real trees and still be able to collect a decent amount of energy?), it's still may be better than more obvious arrays if it gets people to support renewable energy in their neighborhoods.
dus wind turbines in vorm van palmbomen
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voor de hobbyist onder ons ligt hier natuurlijk een enorme uitdaging.
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