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    Stepping up solar efforts

    All over the world, we're working to make our cities more sustainable. Steering away from the concept of a concrete jungle, companies have invited nature back into our spaces, invested in technology that uses energy sustainably and incorporated structures that are also visually appealing. One such company is Hungarian startup Platio that designed a paving system made from recycled plastic that harvests energy from the sun.
    Stepping up solar efforts

    The modular system clips together like Lego bricks, making additional wiring unnecessary. It also integrates different types of environmentally friendly technologies such as solar panels and kinetic energy converters to transform the energy of human steps or any other means of vibration.

    Stepping up solar efforts

    The goal, according to the company’s website, is to “create a clean and energy-independent future.” To this aim, Platio is in the process of developing the solar sidewalks, of which they’ve already sold 150 square meters, and two more energy efficient projects.

    Platio’s Community Grid will function as a small community power plant. “It behaves exactly like a solar farm with the difference that there is no need for delivery to the users but it can be used immediately on the site,” says the company.

    Stepping up solar efforts

    The company also envisions using the sidewalk as an information hub. The Infopavement could provide room for new advertising surfaces, open up new channels of communication and can provide new services for users.

    Stepping up solar efforts

    Source: Design Indaba

    Design Indaba inspires and empowers people to create a better future through design and creativity. We are an online publication (www.designindaba.com) with an annual festival and social impact Do Tank.

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