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Sustainable energy Is the Future: Smart Flower Blooms in Dubai |
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by Rohan Kapur | 03-03-2017 00:41
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Whoever does not think of energy is not thinking about the future These were the remarks of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Makhtoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai while launching the Emirates Energy Strategy 2050, aimed at enhancing the efficiency of consumption by 40 per cent, raising the contribution of clean energy to 50 per cent and savings worth Dh700 billion by 2050. Dubai Municipality has successfully taken many initiatives to ensure sustainability & promoted renewable energy in all the aspects. One more such initiative was launched on 01-Mar-17. It is Smart Flower. This was placed in front of Dubai Municipality headquarters so that public can see & understand its functionality. It is a flower shaped solar panel that has the provision to change its direction so as to face sunlight all the day. The inbuilt sensors allow it to catch sun rays 23 percent more efficiently as compared to roof top solar panels, which are static. The mobility and direction changing capability makes this Flower more sustainable than the others. This was a symbolic gesture to motivate & encourage the people of UAE, rather worldwide. It takes only 5 Square meters of space to produce as much energy is produced by traditional solar panels of 32 Square meters. It generates as much as 6,000 Kwh per year. There are many more exciting features in this flower. One is that it shuts itself when there is no sunlight. Second is that it can protect itself from strong wind by tilting & shutting itself. Moreover, the future versions will include Wifi & mobile charging points. This will definitely help save the precious and expensive electricity and can be installed in gardens or rooftops or in balconies. Picture Courtesy: The National More can be read about it on: http://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/dubai-municipality-launches-smart-flower-solar-panel http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai/reduce-your-dubai-electricity-bills-with-smart-flowers |
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Welcome Daon to this amazing platform. The cost of solar power generation has really come down & the capacity to generate has also been augmented. The Future seems bright. Sustainably 'Bright'
Posted 07-03-2017 00:30
Welcome to Tunza Family Cheonghan. The cost of this 'Flower' is US$18K. They will plan more production as per demand. An Austrian Firm has helped UAE to design this. If this is successful, other countries may also use this model.
Posted 07-03-2017 00:28
Thanks Frederick. Changing direction is the key feature of this 'Flower'.
Posted 07-03-2017 00:25
Thanks Prakriti. The concept is cool.
Posted 07-03-2017 00:24
Thanks Arushi. The commitment of UAE is surely undeterred.
Posted 07-03-2017 00:16
WOW!! It's really impressive! Since I personally have great interest in solar power generation and different kinds of solar panels, your post was really interesting and helpful!
I think it's really great that you expained its concept and how it works!
I'm really excited to hear upcoming progresses on this amazing solar panel:)
* Also thanks for additional links! was really helpful too!
Posted 06-03-2017 19:21
Rohan, thank you for the article. Although it was a remark of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Makhtoum, I loved the first sentence. The solar panel is one of the most interesting topic I read today. Could you tell us more about the solar panel? How it works, how many are working right now or planned to be produced, and so on. Sustainable energy is always an interesting issue, but at the same time quite classic. However, the Smart Flower could bring the issue back on the front line! Please tell us more!
Posted 05-03-2017 22:06
Very amazing with a solar panel which changes direction. Great initiative, thanks for sharing this innovation.
Posted 04-03-2017 06:36
Very amazing with a solar panel which changes direction. Great initiative, thanks for sharing this innovation.
Posted 04-03-2017 06:35
Amazing concept!!! Rohan, thanks for sharing :)
Posted 04-03-2017 02:36
WOW! What a concept! UAE is always at the forefront when it comes to promoting renewable energy especially solar energy. Thanks for posting, Rohan.
Posted 03-03-2017 01:13