Comments on: BIG Designs Hovering Solar Intersection for a 21st Century Stockholm http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/big-designs-hovering-solar-intersection-for-a-21st-century-stockholm/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/big-designs-hovering-solar-intersection-for-a-21st-century-stockholm/#comment-95557 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:36:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24874#comment-95557 On the other hand BIG is incredibly inventive. See this where they use lazers to make smoke rings http://www.homedesignfind.com/green/can-a-waste-to-energy-plant-display-lessons-on-saving-the-climate/

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/big-designs-hovering-solar-intersection-for-a-21st-century-stockholm/#comment-95556 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:32:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24874#comment-95556 Well, (just conjecture here – the google translate of architecture news runs to the verrrry vague) one way would be if the balloon thing is supplying houses, that means its grid connected, that means there must be some kind of cable to the electric wires, very scary idea as this thing is bobbing around in the sky – not stationary and safely grid-connected like a house is.

If it is grid connected somehow, then juice goes both ways, ie I have solar on my own roof, on sunny days I ship excess to the grid, so that at night (and stormy days like today) I can get some of that back, and overall come out about even.

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/big-designs-hovering-solar-intersection-for-a-21st-century-stockholm/#comment-95555 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:23:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24874#comment-95555 I’ll take a look :-) but do they HOVER….?

]]> By: Gregory Norminton http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/big-designs-hovering-solar-intersection-for-a-21st-century-stockholm/#comment-95547 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:11:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24874#comment-95547 Um… how does it stay up at night?

]]> By: Garren Bisschoff http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/22/big-designs-hovering-solar-intersection-for-a-21st-century-stockholm/#comment-95546 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:12:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24874#comment-95546 We are currently installing integrated solar powered intersection systems in Johannesburg, South Africa. I’d love any feedback you might have….

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