43°25′00″N 80°23′16″W / 43.416746°N 80.387692°W Solar Collector is an interactive light art installation in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. It was commissioned by the Region of Waterloo and designed by Gorbet Design Inc. The sculpture consists of twelve aluminum shafts lined with solar panels and high-intensity LEDs. Each shaft is arranged to optimize its exposure to the sun at a particular time of year. The shortest, most acutely angled shaft is perpendicular to the sun at the Summer solstice (June 21) and the tallest shaft is perpendicular to the sun at the Winter solstice (December 21). Energy collected and stored during the day powers a nightly show. The general public interacts with the sculpture via its website where they design patterns and routines for the LEDs which are combined to create the nightly shows.
See also
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References
edit- Chino, Mike (2008-06-28). "Canada's Shimmering Solar Collector Sculpture". Inhabitat. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- DeGroot, Martin (2008-06-17). "'A modern Stonehenge'; Cambridge art installation, Solar Collector, captures beauty of sun's energy". Waterloo Region Record (newspaper). Kitchener: Torstar. p. B.3.
- Ingram, Jay (2008-09-22). Daily Planet (television production). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Discovery Channel (CTVglobemedia). Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Clip available online at http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/clip96438#clip96438[permanent dead link]
- "Solar Collector Sculpture. Ontario". sharearchitechture. 2008-06-28. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- "Solar Collector Sculpture". HC Concepts. Retrieved 2008-09-23. [dead link]
- "Solar sculpture plays with the light". CBC.ca. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
External links
edit- Solar Collector Homepage including the interactive pattern creator
- Gorbet Design Inc.
- Flexible solar panel
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