Solar Energy Kiosk by Cream on Chrome serves orange juice made using solar power
Dutch design studio Cream on Chrome has created the Solar Energy Kiosk, which uses sun rays to make orange juice as a way of demonstrating how much solar power is needed to complete simple tasks like squeezing fruit.
The installation was commissioned for The Energy Show in Rotterdam, part of The Solar Biennale festival. It was first previewed at Milan's Salone del Mobile design fair in June.
The installation is designed to start a conversation about the limits and possibilities of solar power
Intended to explore what the world would look like if it ran purely on solar energy, Cream on Chrome's kiosk resembles a conventional drinks van with two large, curved solar panels attached to its roof.
By showing the size of the modules needed to produce a single glass of orange juice, it was designed to provoke a discussion about the possibilities and limitations of solar power. Two large curving solar panels top the kiosk
A display indicates how many minutes of sunlight are needed to produce each cup of juice, varying from less than two minutes in the middle of the day to nearly an hour at dusk.
"The biggest challenge of the energy crisis, and of energy management, is that we still don't know how much energy we really need," said The Energy Show curator Matylda Krzykowski. "How much do we actually use on a daily basis""
"That's why my first commission for the exhibition was the Solar Energy Kiosk," she told Dezeen. "I thought it would be nice ...
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