10 coolest solar power projects
With a certain segment of the population pushing back against the use of solar power, perhaps it’s time to resort to the most proven rebranding tool in all of human history: “All the cool kids are doing it!” Here are ten uses of solar power to take the renewable resource out of Birkenstocks and into the mainstream.
Solar powered desert structure
This cool structure not only generates enough power to keep the lights on in a local community but also provides a welcome respite from the hot desert rays.
Solar powered stadium
What could be cooler than sports? The 50,000-seat venue in Taiwan generates all of its own power through 8,844 solar panels.
Solar powered plane
Able to leap multiple continents in a single bound, the Solar Impulse (which, yes, can fly at night) has a round-the-world journey in its sights once testing is complete.
Solar trash cans
Okay, so maybe garbage cans aren’t cool per se, but these compactors reduce “operating costs, fuel consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions associated with garbage collection by up to 80%.” Shape them into trash monsters, though, and – bam! – you’ve got cool.
Full story at Buzzfeed.
