Status: Pilot 

 

 

Neville Mar's solar forest offers an innovative approach to traditional parking areas, by allowing electric vehicles to recharge their batteries. Each of trees in Neville Mar's forest is composed of a set of photovoltaic leaves mounted on a elegantly branching poll. The base of each trunk features an power outlet. 

 

The photovoltaic grove serves a dual function, acting as a go-to source for clean renewable energy while providing a shady spot for cars to park as they charge. The large leaf shaped solar panerls follow the movement of the sun, absorbing a maxium amount of light and providing energy to the trunk of each "Solar Tree". Drivers roll up, find a parking spot, and plug-in their electric vehicle. When they come back, their electric vehicle will be renewed. And the solar panels also perform double duty as a shady canopy, protecting vehicles from the heat of the sun.