Green Light Purifies Air
by Matthew Sparkes, London, UK 
on 05. 8.07
Haute Green 2007 is coming up, and Inhabitat has a sneak peek of one of the exhibits. This Green Light has been designed by Natalie Jeremijenko, Amelia Amon and Will Kavesh of the Experimental Design Lab. A solar panel provides electricity for an LED bulb, which provides light for a small hanging basket of plants. These provide oxygen for the room as they photosynethesise. The whole thing is virtually self-sustaining, although the occasional watering is obviously a good idea, and will make a room healthier and lighter. This is just the kind of innovative product you can expect to see plenty more of at the show, and TreeHugger will be bringing you more coverage of it all. The exhibit runs from May 19-21 at 33 W 19th Street, New York. :: Inhabitat
See also :: Haute Green 2006 Coverage :: Haute Green 2007 :: TreeHugger Haute Green 2007 Sneak Peaks
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Brilliant idea! I'm wondering if these LEDs provide the right wavelength/s of light for plants to grow properly, though. Or, perhaps the plants get enough sunlight during the day, and the LEDs are primarily for the humans at night?
I don't know how effective LED's are at growing plants and especially white ones, but they are out there
http://www.google.com/search?q=led+grow+lights&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
wot a load of pontless rubbish. why not put them in a airtight greenhouse. wat use does a solar panel have wen the proces is done naturaly. this website is about keeping nature and stuff. but you have made pointless experiments that take over nature with machine. what a load a usless .....S***
Leek --
1. Not everyone lives in a house that can add a greenhouse.
2. I have a basement room that does not get sunlight. This would let me get plant energy into it.
Not every tool is perfect for every job.
Cheers!
G
I think this is a brilliant idea. Maybe a 12 volt rechargeable battery to get the solar cell going, the solar cell can charge the battery and run the light.. might be great for aquariums too.....
add solar cells to the walls inside the house, feeding off the light that is being produced in the home, generating yet more light... might not be completely off the grid.. but if you got cells on the house and using cells indoors? would that save more money,energy etc.