Solar curtains to tap those rays

Juniper Foo | Oct 19, 2009

(Credit: Ming-Ching Hsueh)

More clever ideas to incorporate solar panels into your home, the Some Shine Solar Energy Storage System by designer Ming-Ching Hsueh hangs, literally, at the window. There's a lot of common sense at work here, which should appeal to the pragmatic Asian homeowner. To harvest all that sun power, a battery pack plugged at the base of the hanging soaks up those solar energy to be used later juice up your gadgets via USB.

(Credit: Ming-Ching Hsueh)

(Credit: Ming-Ching Hsueh)

Via Yanko Design

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sirsteven

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sirsteven says...
Exactly the kind of clever & elegant solution we need to save more energy by tapping natural resources. But, until solar cells become more efficient and less costly, I don't think they can be used domestically and actually save us money. I'd still buy these solar blinds for fun though!

Oct 19, 2009 23:02

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ferdiei

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ferdiei says...
the threat of 'global warming' is not a 'chicken&egg' thing. someone's got to start something, as humankind plays catch-up to the effects of climate change; this time 'round, early adopters is not an option for this industry to grow & change the solar landscape, but a need, an urgent need.

Oct 20, 2009 10:01

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