SOLAR & SUSTAIN - the magic of renewable energy
Course dates: June 29th to July 4th 2009
This course is about how to design and develop small as well as the BIG solutions for tomorrow’s solar powered world. The course and related workshops will primarily focus how we can use photo voltaics (PV) appropriately in products as well as in buildings.
Solar power is most effective when it produces energy exactly where it is needed, becoming part of people's lives. This course is about how to design and develop solar products to be attractive, efficient, accessible, and affordable. The course and workshops will cover micro and macro perspectives on how we can use photovoltaics (PV) appropriately in products as well as in our existing infrastructure.
Two solar experts will discuss various aspects of the emerging technology. Solar Designer, Amelia Amon, has worked with the integration of photovoltaics in numerous projects. She brings experience and knowledge about the latest developments in 3rd generation PV technology. Her approach will be to conceptualize the large-scale integration of PVs into the built environment, with a focus on aesthetics and multi-functional applications.
Watch MMM introduktion video with Amelia Amon >>
Shayne Mcquade utilizes PV's in compelling consumer products, produced and marketed by his innovative company, Voltaic Systems. He will lead a workshop on designing and fabricating a new solar lamp / light for the lesser-developed part of the world.
Watch MMM introduktion video with Shayne Mcquade >>
Niels Peter Flint and Søren Femmer Jensen will invite students to work on realizable projects with the integration of PVs and other active and passive ways of using the sun. This work will be part of the design of a Micro Living house concept - please read more about Micro Living by clicking here.
This solar design course is an opportunity to create concepts and functional designs using PV technology as well as other sun and site-specific techniques. As always, this course work ties in to other MMM courses - in our global sustainable design perspective.
So all in all a course about how to create concepts and design around the use of PV technology and other techniques using the sun in new and BIGGER perspectives.
With:
- Amelia Amon, Designer, New York – expert on solar design - www.alt-technica.com
- Shayne Mcquade, CEO of voltaicsystems – www.voltaicsystems.com
- Niels Peter Flint, designer & founder of MMM and EXDL
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Søren Femmer Jensen, concept developer & director at Cocreative
More info and interation:
If you are interested in interacting, asking questions, adding comments, seeing videos of some of the course-leaders etc. in relation to the various camps and courses you can do so at our MMM blog which is hosted by EXDL:
Go to the SOLAR blog