Unique Solar Ideas |
Published by Green by Design under Renewable Energy, Sustainable Products

Branches of the solar tree are decorated with solar lamps, each one comprising of several solar cells; they also have rechargeable batteries and electronic systems. Sharp Solar and Artemide joined forces to turn the design into reality.
Most of Sharp’s modules are used for solar energy systems on roofs, but the company believes that solar cells could soon be used in all areas of everyday life from clothes to satellites – including Christmas trees.
With respect to lighting, every solar lighting fixture constitutes a highly complex, scientifically designed solar collector panel, which can light your outdoors without any use of electricity. Since they do not require transformers or wirings, they can be great for driveways, gardens and those remote locations.
Apart from the solar energy used in the industrial sectors with the aid of technology, every household can make the optimum use of solar energy, using either photovoltaic for electricity and/or solar thermal for heat.
Moreover, the sun being a long term clean source of energy, its extensive utilization will reduce the usage of coal, oil and gas, making environmental protection easier.
2 Responses to “Unique Solar Ideas”
Leave a Reply
Find Us
Blog Sponsors
Featured Designers
-
A Lot To Say
AirDye
Alabama Chanin
Beyond Skin
Bibico
Bobelle
Desira Pesta
Doucette Duvall
Eco-Citizen
Ecoist
EcoLogiQue
ecoSkin
Escama Studio
Feral Childe
Greenbees
Jackston, Johnson, & Roe
Jen Darling
Kill Spencer
Komodo
Mountains of the Moon
Nau
Novacas
Olsenhaus
Popomomo
Prairie Underground
Rani Jones
Remade USA
SUST
Te Casan by Natalie Portman
Terra Plana
TRAIDremade
Zachary's Smile
Sustainable Fashion
Fashion/Style Blogs
Sustainable Shopping
Sustainable Design
Green Living
Featured Blogs
-
Bibico
Clary Sage Organics
Commerce With A Conscience
Craftzine
EcoFashionWorld
Ecouterre
Ecouterre
Ecouterre
Fig + Sage
Full Frontal Fashion
Green Eyed
Green Grechen
Green LA Girl
Inhabitat
Kind Boutique
Lizard Lounge
My Green Lipstick
NOTCOUTURE
Paper Doll
Sustain Your Style
Threadbanger
To Be The Change
Traveling Greener
Under the Canopy
Tags
Architecture bamboo David Gottfried eco-fashion ecotourism Etsy Fair Trade Fashion green green fashion Greenwashing LED LEED organic organic cotton Prius recycled Retail reuse Reuse/Recycle San Francisco Solar Sustainability Sustainable Design Travel USGBC vintage VOC waste Wind
Green By Design on Twitter
Recent Comments
Archives
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007





Ross Lovegrove, who designed the tree, said that the “Solar Tree represents the DNA of our time and it also shows it is possible to create beautiful things using the most advanced technology”.
The solar tree showed up first in Oct. 2007 in Vienna, and then arrived in Italy in November and was located at Piazza della Scala, one of the more prestigious squares in the heart of Milan.
Lovegrove recently has revealed that there is a second generation Solar Tree coming out called the “Adaptive Solar Tree,” it will be fully automated and have robotic features. It will follow the sun like a sunflower and in strong winds the branches will come together. He also hopes to integrate an air purification system, allowing the solar tree to clean the air around it, much like a real tree.