The device, a collaboration between Urban Green Energy (UGE) and GE Energy Industrial Solutions, was presented by Inhabitat. In short, it is a solar/wind mix that takes the guilt out of the electric car experience. It combines the GE WattStation and UGE’s solar-powered Sanya Streetlamp.
“A UGE-4K wind turbine harnesses wind power, while solar panels on the Skypump’s roof generate electricity from the sun’s raysâ€, wrote Inhabitat.
The website said the slim design can easily fit along roads or in parking lots and since many of them already use solar-powered Sanya Streetlamps, Skypump would be a perfect fit.
The promise is that the GE Wattstation can fully charge an average electric vehicle in only four to eight hours. Besides providing power for electric cars, it is also a source of renewable energy for nighttime street lighting.
Follow the links to find out more about Skypump’s specifications and features.
Video: A Sanya streetlight by UGE spins on the Korean coast. The streetlamp sees an eddy vertical axis wind turbine dancing in the wind and is complemented by a 150 W solar panel.
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The only cars that use solar energy so far are the ones only used in races especially the one held in Australia from travels from the northern part of the country all the way to the south. If this has helped people realize that renewable energy is really the key to the future, the big automakers should try tapping this technology instead of relying of still relying on gasoline.