After wind farms and photovoltaic parks, we may soon hear about energy forests, capable of recharging electric vehicles and powering homes.
The British company SolarBotanic Trees imagined a prototype in the shape of a solar tree, about 5 meters high and as wide. This project required more than seven years of work. A tree of this type can, on its own, generate enough electricity to provide the energy needed for a three-room house. The surplus can be resold to the main network or used for other domestic purposes such as charging a hybrid or electric car.
This solution has many advantages and fits better into the decor than ordinary classic terminals. These “trees” could, for example, be perfectly integrated into the car parks of shopping centers where motorists would recharge their cars during their shopping. They can also connect to each other and thus form veritable chains, energy forests capable of supplying an entire district. SolarBotanic Trees further states that its prototype adapts to all weather conditions, rain or shine. Its structure is certainly light, but robust, says the startup.
A first commercial version should be launched in mid-2023. But the startup sees even further, with, from 2025, a new generation using advanced modules for the combined production of solar and wind energy.
After wind farms and photovoltaic parks, we may soon hear about energy forests, capable of recharging electric vehicles and powering homes.
The British company SolarBotanic Trees imagined a prototype in the shape of a solar tree, about 5 meters high and as wide. This project required more than seven years of work. A tree of this type can, on its own, generate enough electricity to provide the energy needed for a three-room house. The surplus can be resold to the main network or used for other domestic purposes such as charging a hybrid or electric car.
This solution has many advantages and fits better into the decor than ordinary classic terminals. These “trees” could, for example, be perfectly integrated into the car parks of shopping centers where motorists would recharge their cars during their shopping. They can also connect to each other and thus form veritable chains, energy forests capable of supplying an entire district. SolarBotanic Trees further states that its prototype adapts to all weather conditions, rain or shine. Its structure is certainly light, but robust, says the startup.
A first commercial version should be launched in mid-2023. But the startup sees even further, with, from 2025, a new generation using advanced modules for the combined production of solar and wind energy.
