I find they look more like umbrellas.
The SolarBotanic energy tree, which features what the company says is the “world’s first” 3-D leaf-shaped photovoltaic nanotechnology, utilizes thin-film solar cells and has a power generation capacity of 5 kilowatts.
I was trying to find real pictures of this prototype.
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London-based SolarBotanic Trees officially launched its “solar tree” prototype today, and the company wants to use it to power EV charging stations first.
This couldn't be their prototype as it is plainly obvious to me it looks like CGI starting from the fences as with the pictures on their pictures on their website.
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A model.
I see the partner affiliates include Universities.
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre - Sheffield
Advanced Forming Research Centre - University of Strathclyde
Manufacturing echnology Centre
Brunel University London
With all those universities involved they must have more to pictures to show of this prototype than some lousy CGI images.
5 Year Plan:
Okay so they have planned to build a prototype before requesting funding.