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Solarwind trees

GROW is a fascinating combination of small solar panels and wind powered generators. As each small solar panel converts light to electricity it also moves in the breeze and generates that motion to electricity.

GROW models it after ivy leaves on a wall. My first thought though was why not as a tree? Have a tree like structure standing in your garden with hundreds of branches each covered in these GROW panels. Along the lines of the cell-phone towers that are disguised as trees.

Interesting project all the same.

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Arvin Bautista 9 months ago 1 point
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A tree would end up having leaves covering other leaves from wind and light. And honestly I don't think we need to try too hard trying to make these things look like the "real deal", it would look even more hokey. I like the ivy look.

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paulmwatson 9 months ago 1 point
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Sure but the vine configuration shows just one side of a house to light and wind and there is overlap too. Wind may pass through a tree configuration better too and there would always be a side facing the sun.

As for the hokey aspect, I agree but the vine config looks pretty hokey too :)

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