Spinning Streetlights

January 28th, 2008

wind powered streetlights

Here’s an interesting wind powered streetlight from the Panasonic Center in Tokyo that I found on hyperexperience blog run by Leonardo Bonanni of MediaLab. I’m a big fan of using these Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for integrating into urban skylines when traditional propellers often seem too dramatic.

Entry Filed under: Architecture,Devices,Kinetic

2 Comments Add your own

  • 1. Zach Day  |  February 15th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    i like how it looks like a misssile. ITs different and unique to me. The middle piece twixs so that pretty unique and cool.

  • 2. Andrew Spiering  |  April 24th, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    Is cost an issue? We have a discussion going regarding this product in our forum titled “Alternative Energy in the Landscape”. The product is quite attractive, but does cost become a factor? And what about vandalism?

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