SolarVille Solarbaserende energisamfunn – prototype by Space10 is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Bronse in Energiprodukter, prosjekter og enheterdesign Competition Category.
BronseEnergi· 2020
SolarVille Solarbaserende energisamfunn – prototype
by Space10
Client: Space10
A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Energi Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #92742The Design
About SolarVille Solarbaserende energisamfunn – prototype
SolarVille er en funksjonell prototype av et solcelledrevet energisamfunn, bygget i skala 1:50. Noen hus i SolarVille har solpaneler på taket, invertere og batterilagring, slik at disse husene produserer og handler ren energi. Andre hus kjøper strømmen som produseres i nærheten. Et kabelsystem knytter husene sammen til et frittstående mikronett, og blokkjedeteknologi registrerer og administrerer hver energitransaksjon. SolarVille viser hvordan et lokalsamfunn kan bli selvforsynt og holde energiutgiftene innenfor samfunnet.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Bronse
SolarVille Solarbaserende energisamfunn – prototype er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. SolarVille Solarbaserende energisamfunn – prototype forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. SolarVille Solarbaserende energisamfunn – prototype tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Solarville showcases how combining solar panels with blockchain technology could make clean energy more affordable and accessible for the many. SolarVille is a fully functioning prototype, built to a 1:50 scale: some households have installed solar panels to become makers and traders of clean energy, while others automatically purchase the electricity generated in their local community. As a result, SolarVille is a cooperative micro-grid that makes a community self-sufficient.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Pallet #1 W80cm x L130cm x H200cm
Pallet #2 W80cm x L130cm x H170cm
Otherwise table on its own has a footprint of 300cm x 150cm - Production Technology
- Solarville is made thorugh outfitting houses within a community with rooftop solar panels and inverters that harness the energy of the sun and store it within batteries systems found under the home. This energy can then be redistributed through a wiring system connected to other households, creating a standalone micro-grid. Blockchain distributed ledger technology is then used to log and manage the energy flow—verifying and recording transactions, and self-executing when certain conditions are met.
- Design Challenge
- An important design decision was to develop an inclusive architectural language that combined building details and city structures from different cultures and countries—so SolarVille didn’t speak to one part of the world while alienating others. We compiled a comparative study with well known and celebrated city structures from around the world, building a small archive of unique building details that spoke to cultural contexts on a global scale.
- Research
- Alongside the project, we’ve also released a report called ‘A Brighter Tomorrow’, which lends more insights into the research behind SolarVille. More importantly, it makes the case for solar power becoming the viable, sustainable source of energy we need to turn to if we want to mitigate the effects of climate change.
- Inspiration
- Today, around 1.1 billion people around the world still have little or no access to electricity. The challenge is that the centralised energy systems we have in place are often too slow and economically inadequate to reach the billion people who remain locked in energy poverty.Solarville presents a solution to this global problem. Alongside empowering people with electricity, the community buys its electricity from within, which means the money stays in the community.
- Project Duration
- Project began in September 2018 and launched February 2019. Solarville is now going on tour and will be shown first in Nairobi at the UN Habitat, and then will move on to locations such as Delhi and Shenzhen.
- Operation Flow
- Solarville reimagines energy systems in the pursuit of democratising access to clean energy and empowering hyper-localized economies in order to meet this steep demand. To do this, Solarville utilises two key developments: combining solar power with blockchain technology to create cooperative micro-grids in local communities, which is both tamper free, secure against hacking and protected against central governance.
- Team Members
- SPACE10
Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration (BLOC)
WeMoveIdeas India
Blocktech
Temporal
SachsNottveit
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