{"id":657,"date":"2014-03-20T03:47:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T10:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uniqz.net\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=657"},"modified":"2021-11-04T23:52:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T06:52:46","slug":"solar-bus-shelter","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/uniqz.net\/?portfolio=solar-bus-shelter","title":{"rendered":"Solar Bus Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1dn4xd-8419f6224f0c3fedcb6a15b4ad08a0f7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1dn4xd-8419f6224f0c3fedcb6a15b4ad08a0f7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1dn4xd-8419f6224f0c3fedcb6a15b4ad08a0f7 av-styling- avia_animated_image avia_animate_when_almost_visible top-to-bottom avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-659 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-659 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/uniqz.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bus-Final-Alt.jpg\" alt='' title='Bus-Final-Alt'  height=\"2000\" width=\"4625\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uniqz.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bus-Final-Alt.jpg 4625w, https:\/\/uniqz.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bus-Final-Alt-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uniqz.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bus-Final-Alt-1030x445.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/uniqz.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bus-Final-Alt-1500x649.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/uniqz.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bus-Final-Alt-705x305.jpg 705w, https:\/\/uniqz.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bus-Final-Alt-450x195.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4625px) 100vw, 4625px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-4e6y9-6949d6dc29b96c5314222727c2b96379 hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_one_half  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-146zk1-0acfa1f61ae134ed796860464ba1a77b\">\n.flex_column.av-146zk1-0acfa1f61ae134ed796860464ba1a77b{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-146zk1-0acfa1f61ae134ed796860464ba1a77b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-xbdz5-9f751639c7549b5ebeab4c248d94d23d '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h3>Solar Bus Shelter<\/h3>\n<p>WITH OUR ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE STRESS OF THE GREEN HOUSE GASSES PUMPED INTO IT, SOON WE WILL HAVE TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES (AS WE HAVE SEEN WITH EVENTS LIKE JAPAN&#8217;S TSUNAMI). ACCORDING TO U.S ENERGY ADMINISTRATION ABOUT 37 PERCENT OF THE GREENHOUSE GASES THAT ARE PUSHED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT IS FROM\u00a0THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY, AND WITH ONLY A SMALL PERCENT OF OUR ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION COMING FROM CLEAN SOURCES WE ARE HEADING STRAIGHT INTO DISASTER. BUT HOW CAN WE CHANGE THAT?<\/p>\n<p>ONE WAY IS TO FIND WAYS TO BETTER UTILIZE OUR UNDERUTILIZED INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS BUS SHELTERS. FOR INSTANCE THERE ARE OVER 2000 BUS SHELTERS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IN CALIFORNIA THAT SIT IN THE SUN LIGHT WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SHELTER FOR BUS PATRONS. WHAT IF IT COULD GENERATE POWER WHILE SITTING IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT ALL DAY?<\/p>\n<p>THE PROPOSED SOLAR BUS SHELTER\u00a0IS DESIGNED TO HELP SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE SUN DURING THE DAY TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY. EACH BUS STOP IS CAPABLE OF GENERATING 66 KWH OF ELECTRICITY PER DAY ( AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMES 573 KWH PER MONTH ). NOT ONLY DEPLOYMENT OF THESE SHELTERS CAN HELP US REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCY ON FOSSIL FUELS, BUT IT CAN ALSO HELP LOWER THE COSTS OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF GREENHOUSE GASES WE PUMP INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE. THIS SHELTER ALSO OFFERS SERVICES SUCH AS CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC PERIPHERALS, ALL NIGHT LED LIGHTING, HEATED SEATS AND 911 EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-s1j3l-f5f5f6f3fe11b7156935f1245e75565e\">\n.flex_column.av-s1j3l-f5f5f6f3fe11b7156935f1245e75565e{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-s1j3l-f5f5f6f3fe11b7156935f1245e75565e av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k8vpd-ae4d0ea754b4836687ced58a9105d72c\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-k8vpd-ae4d0ea754b4836687ced58a9105d72c .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:50%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery 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