The idea behind this concept is to create a new element that characterizes the city with its shapes and bright colors and is able to perform various functions, such as street lighting, the function of traffic lights, that of thermometer and finally that of clock. All strictly through solar energy. Furthermore, this new version of the project allows different uTree to interact and connect with each other so as to provide a greater amount of energy useful for powering other services such as public transport and buildings.
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UTree,urban photovoltaic tree, is the development of a previous project called Urban Tree, the result of the creativity and work of the Spanish designer Xabier Perez de Arenaza.
UTree was presented just this month in Madrid at the IE Business School. The idea behind this concept is to create a new element that characterizes the city with its shapes and its bright colors and is able to perform different functions, such as the iStreet lighting, the function of semaphore, That of thermometer and finally that of clock. All strictly through solar energy. Furthermore, this new version of the project allows different uTree to interact and connect with each other so as to provide a greater amount of energy useful for powering other services such as public transport and buildings.
The use of renewable energy in street furniture it is an idea that is taking hold all over the world and many large companies seem to be increasingly interested in this issue and in the business connected to it.
uTree it has been designed with the characteristic tree shape, which in addition to integrating it perfectly with the urban landscape, improves the ability to accumulate energy. In fact, numerous branches branch off from the branches Photovoltaic "leaves" which, thanks to small rotating motors, are able to constantly follow the movements of the sun during the day and thus to store more energy.
Another feature of this photovoltaic tree it is the simplicity of assembly that allows it to be installed practically anywhere: streets, sidewalks, parks and even on roofs.
But how much energia would be able to produce a single module uTree? The designers say that every day it could be about 13.86 KWh which in a year would become about 5.059 KWh. Multiply these figures by more units and imagine how much energy you could get each day. And what a saving in economic terms and CO2 emissions in the air.
We hope that companies invest more and more resources in projects like this and above all that from simple concepts they can soon become reality for our well-being and the planet.
Lorenzo DeRitis
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