SolarVille Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Awoṣe Agbegbe Agbara Oorun by Space10

SolarVille Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Awoṣe Agbegbe Agbara Oorun by Space10 is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Agbára, Iṣẹ́ àti Ẹ̀rọ Agbára Competition Category.

IdẹAgbára· 2020

SolarVille Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Awoṣe Agbegbe Agbara Oorun

by Space10

Client: Space10

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Agbára Category

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The Design

About SolarVille Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Awoṣe Agbegbe Agbara Oorun

Ọrọ Iwe: SolarVille jẹ awoṣe ti n ṣiṣẹ ti agbegbe agbara ti oorun n pese, ti a kọ ni iwọn 1:50. Àwọn ilé kan ní SolarVille ní àwọn pátákò oòrùn tí a fi sí orí òrùlé, àwọn ohun amúyipadà (inverters) àti ìtọ́jú batiri, nítorí náà àwọn ilé wọ̀nyí ń mú agbára mímọ́ jáde tí wọ́n sì ń tà á. Àwọn ilé mìíràn a máa rà iná mànàmáná tí a ṣe nítòsí. Ètò okun onígbọ̀wọ́ kan so àwọn ilé náà pọ̀ mọ́ ohun tí a ń pè ní micro grid tó dúró fúnra rẹ̀, àti pé ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ blockchain ni ó ń kọ sílẹ̀ tí ó sì ń ṣàkóso ìṣòwò agbára kọ̀ọ̀kan. SolarVille fi hàn bí àwùjọ àdúgbò ṣe lè di ẹni tí ó tọ́jú ara rẹ̀ tí ó sì lè pa ìnáwó agbára mọ́ láàrin àdúgbò náà.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

SolarVille Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Awoṣe Agbegbe Agbara Oorun jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé SolarVille Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Awoṣe Agbegbe Agbara Oorun yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. SolarVille Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Awoṣe Agbegbe Agbara Oorun ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

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