solar power | architecture, design, and technology news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/solar-power/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:46:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 mobile solar container stores photovoltaic panels that fold and unfold like an accordion https://www.designboom.com/technology/mobile-solar-container-stores-photovoltaic-panels-foldable-solarcont-03-18-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/mobile-solar-container-stores-photovoltaic-panels-foldable-solarcont-03-18-2024/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:20:23 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1053787

solarcont has developed a mobile solar container that stores and unrolls foldable photovoltaic panels for portable green energy anywhere.

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michael jantzen’s solar and gravity powered art and science pavilion is a kinetic installation https://www.designboom.com/architecture/michael-jantzen-solar-gravity-powered-art-science-pavilion-kinetic-installation-02-20-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/michael-jantzen-solar-gravity-powered-art-science-pavilion-kinetic-installation-02-20-2024/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:30:04 +0000 michael jantzen jantzen https://www.designboom.com/?p=1048213

solar and kinetic energy raise sixteen steel arms from the core tower, the energy powering the pavilion and contributing to the local grid.

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bilgin architects dots turkish solar plant with a shimmering control center https://www.designboom.com/architecture/bilgin-architects-kalyon-energy-control-center-karapinar-turkey-02-17-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/bilgin-architects-kalyon-energy-control-center-karapinar-turkey-02-17-2024/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 09:30:44 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1048125

bilgin architects designs a luminous control building amidst a vast field of solar panels in turkey.

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sinuous and futuristic, mercedes-benz unveils its first architectural landmark in dubai https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mercedes-benz-places-architectural-landmark-dubai-binghatti-01-27-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mercedes-benz-places-architectural-landmark-dubai-binghatti-01-27-2024/#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 07:30:13 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1043509

merging the realms of automotives and architecture, the 341-meter-high tower will be clad in 75 thousand square feet of PV panels.

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studio SKLIM crafts biocomposite roof tiles with natural fibers and custom solar panels https://www.designboom.com/design/studio-sklim-lo-hi-tech-biocomposite-roof-tiles-01-17-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/studio-sklim-lo-hi-tech-biocomposite-roof-tiles-01-17-2024/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:30:41 +0000 Studio SKLIM https://www.designboom.com/?p=1038167

lo-hi tech is a layering of trajectories, exploring how primitive materials can be future-proofed with technology and igniting material system cross-overs.

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from carbon removal to solar reflection, UNESCO reports climate engineering risks at COP28 https://www.designboom.com/technology/ethics-risks-climate-engineering-technologies-unesco-comest-report-cop28-12-12-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/ethics-risks-climate-engineering-technologies-unesco-comest-report-cop28-12-12-2023/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 23:30:22 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1035945

UNESCO’s ethics report on engineering new technologies to control climate change includes specific guidelines on how to remove carbon emission and induce solar reflectivity.

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marjan van aubel turns solar cells into ethereal lexus LF-ZC sculpture at miami art week https://www.designboom.com/art/marjan-van-aubel-turns-solar-cells-into-ethereal-lexus-lf-zc-sculpture-miami-art-week-12-08-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/marjan-van-aubel-turns-solar-cells-into-ethereal-lexus-lf-zc-sculpture-miami-art-week-12-08-2023/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 07:45:17 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1035244

'8 minutes and 20 seconds' uses organic photovoltaics (OPV), third-generation solar cells that are both transparent and rich with color.

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jackery’s autonomous robot has expandable solar panels to produce more clean energy https://www.designboom.com/technology/jackery-autonomous-robot-solar-panels-mars-bot-clean-energy-12-08-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/jackery-autonomous-robot-solar-panels-mars-bot-clean-energy-12-08-2023/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 02:05:09 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1035190

jackery conceptualizes solar mars bot, an autonomous robot with swiveling solar panels that follows the sun to capture and generate more energy.

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modular electric minivan with solar panels can function as emergency and disaster vehicle https://www.designboom.com/technology/modular-electric-minivan-solar-panels-battery-vehicle-hw-electro-puzzle-11-28-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/modular-electric-minivan-solar-panels-battery-vehicle-hw-electro-puzzle-11-28-2023/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:01:47 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1033054

puzzle by HW ELECTRO is a small, commercial battery electric vehicle that can be equipped with medical equipment to help people in isolated locations during emergencies.

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aeroleaf hybrid’s tree-shaped wind turbine includes solar panels for dual energy production https://www.designboom.com/technology/aeroleaf-hybrid-new-world-wind-turbine-tree-solar-panels-green-energy-11-14-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/aeroleaf-hybrid-new-world-wind-turbine-tree-solar-panels-green-energy-11-14-2023/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 21:01:51 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1029838

new world wind’s aeroleaf hybrid features a tree-shaped wind turbine that has rotating leaves to capture air and petals with solar panels to absorb sunlight.

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