“Kuaray”
is the guarany words for “Sun” The Guaranis are a surviving social group of
South American Indians”
Kuaray
is designed not only as a portable transducer of solar energy, but also as a
complement for Portability, since it also a container to safely carry
electronic portable devices
The electricity generated by the solar panel can be used to
charge various devices through specific cables. For optimal exposure, the solar
panel can be stretched under direct sunlight and also stuck to the windows with
the help of suction cups. The device can be used in both indoor and outdoor
environments. All plastic parts are biodegradable, the aluminum structure is
fully recyclable and the Li-ion battery can be refurbished.
Industrial Designer Ruben Freire
Kuaray capitalizes on this discovery, wedding a bio-based,
light activated plastic developed by Konarka to a lithium-ion battery in a
configuration that allows the solar panel not only to charge electronic devices
like cell phones and MP3s, but to serve as a container for same. The solar
sheet itself is printed in a continuous roll-to-roll process that both reduces
costs and lowers the environmental burden of traditional silicon-based solar.
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