Vivien Muller has designed the Electree City, offering extra green power in urban regions

Jan 19, 2012 09:12 GMT  ·  By
Electree City, unveiled by Vivien Muller, from Paris, France could become an important asset for dense urban areas in the near future
   Electree City, unveiled by Vivien Muller, from Paris, France could become an important asset for dense urban areas in the near future

The quest to revolutionize modern architecture by making it more eco-friendly has taken an interesting turn over the past decade. Some inventions are truly practical, other are just awesome-looking, but the solar metal tree introduced by Vivien Muller, from Paris, France, seems to have it all.

All green concepts have to respect a few criteria to become widely accepted by the public. First, to generate clean, green power while improving air quality in dense areas. Second, to be affordable and implementable without looking out-of-place or ruining the aesthetic side of urban regions.

The 15 foot-tall metal Electree City, launched by Muller has everything it needs to become an important asset for concrete jungles all across the Globe.

It looks like an exhibit from a museum, only instead of collecting dust, it actually harnesses solar power to supply cities with an eco-friendly source of energy.

Combining the advanced solar power technology with sustainable materials available everywhere and the principals of photosynthesis represents, in this case, the key to designing a new concept which is supposed to be both incredibly efficient, earth-friendly and fabulous.

Its leaves are covered with solar panels, extra efficient due to their nature-inspired perfect geometry. The green energy generated can be exploited to power streetlights as well as many other systems, since its utility is literally unlimited.

Apart from the fact that it looks spectacular, it is reliable enough to power public areas without making them look dull or unappealing.

Other similar prototypes have been unveiled by creative artists, hoping to push modern architecture one step further towards a sustainable development, while tackling major environmental issues like global warming, natural disasters or fossil fuel dependency.

Most of the innovations involving renewable sources of power rely on nature as an important source of inspiration. The solar urban tree is not the only relevant example.

Experts have recently reached the conclusion that copying the geometry of sunflowers could lead to the construction of a new generation of super-efficient solar power plants and the list of revolutionary green findings is still far from being closed.