Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » piezoelectric generator http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 04 Jun 2012 02:09:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 ‘Solar Ivy’ Photovoltaic Leaves Climb to New Heights http://inhabitat.com/solar-ivy-photovoltaic-leaves-climb-to-new-heights/ http://inhabitat.com/solar-ivy-photovoltaic-leaves-climb-to-new-heights/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:30:11 +0000 Bridgette Meinhold http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=37286 solar, wind, power, energy, renewable energy, piezoelectric generator, building integrated solar power, solar power, wind power

Solar Ivy (or SMIT Grow) is a spectacular system of thin, fluttering solar panels that generate energy by sparkling in the sunlight. The wind and solar power generating photovoltaic leaves can be easily integrated on the side of a building to produce energy. The concept, designed by Brooklyn based SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology), consists of a layer of thin-film material on top of polyethylene with a piezoelectric generator attached to each leaf. When the sun is shining or the wind is blowing, energy is being generated via Solar Ivy.

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