Pitzer
Project: a Prototype System for the Production and Distribution
of Ancient
Sunlight
14
ft. high x 17 ft. wide, gasoline generator/flue with computerized
timer, electrical
conduit, commercial light pole,
concrete foundation,
Pitzer College,
Claremont, CA, 1996.
Left: day view,
showing state of de-activation, generator silent and streetlight
not illuminated
Right: night
view, showing state of activation, generator running and streetlight
illuminated.
Pitzer
Project: a Prototype System for the Production and Distribution
of Ancient Sunlight is a prototype
for one element of Orchards
of the Sun, a much larger series of projects
proposing "orchards" of
power, fuel, greenhouses, algae ponds, tree groves, streetlights,
etc., representing the complete carbon cycle and covering
many acres.
|
Pitzer
Project: a Prototype System for the Production and Distribution
of Ancient Sunlight, is activated randomly
by a timed ignition system for the gasoline powered generator
powering the
streetlight, the system can unexpectedly activate itslef
anytime day or night and run for a short interval, turning itself
off
in-between activations. |
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