Here’s a great idea for schools.  It’s a solar shade veil that would generate power for the schools while providing shade for the students and teachers.

Why didn’t we think of this earlier like 10 years ago?

An Australian government funded initiative, the VEIL solar-shade is a future possibility for the integration of solar-energy harvesting technologies into a form that is pragmatic (providing shade & energy), evocative and educational.

The idea is very simple: instead of having simple canopies outside the school to protect the kids from the heat of the sun, with one small tweak they can be used for collecting sun’s energy at the same time. Adding solar cells on top and handles on the base that can rotate the canopy to get the most efficient orientation in relation to the sun, these canopies can provide at the same time shade and energy.

[via engadget - inhabitat - uglydoggy]

Tags: 10 years, amp, australian government, canopies, canopy, heat of the sun, inhabitat, initiative, orientation, solar cells, solar energy, solar shade, tweak, veil

This entry was posted by max on Monday, May 26th, 2008 at 11:24 pm and is filed under Cool, Earth, Eco-friendly, Educational, Energy, Solar.
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