Icelandic entrepreneurs who have designed a unique bus stop, which is powered by an innovative wind turbine, are looking into exporting the bus stops, the local news site visir.is reports. Last month the first “storm-stop”, was unveiled by Harpa Concert hall in downtown Reykjavík. Wind turbines on top the bus stop generate electricity which supplies the bus stop with energy for lighting, wireless internet and charging stations for small electrical appliances.
Read more: Iceland’s howling winds to be harnessed so you can charge your mobile devises at the bus stop
The storm-stop by Harpan was only intended as a platform to showcase the wind turbines placed ontop the bus stop. Icewind, which designed the turbines, is preparing their mass production, seeing them as a convenient way to generate power for summer cottages and communication masts. Now bus stops might become a major market for the turbines.
Read more: Wind powered bus stop has been unveiled by Harpan concert hall
The local news site visir.is reports that representatives of AFA JCDecaux are interested in exporting the concept. AFA JCDecaux is a Denmark based multinatinatonal which operates bus stops, bike rentals, public benches and various other such infrastructure projects for cities around the world. The storm-stop prototype by Harpa was set up in cooperation with AFA JCDecaux and Reykjavík City. The manager of AFA JCDeaux in Iceland told visir.is that the company was particularly interested in the opportunity to create cheap renewable energy in the bus stops themselves. “Electricity is quite expensive around the world”, adding that “you won’t get a much greener solution than this”.
Icelandic entrepreneurs who have designed a unique bus stop, which is powered by an innovative wind turbine, are looking into exporting the bus stops, the local news site visir.is reports. Last month the first “storm-stop”, was unveiled by Harpa Concert hall in downtown Reykjavík. Wind turbines on top the bus stop generate electricity which supplies the bus stop with energy for lighting, wireless internet and charging stations for small electrical appliances.
Read more: Iceland’s howling winds to be harnessed so you can charge your mobile devises at the bus stop
The storm-stop by Harpan was only intended as a platform to showcase the wind turbines placed ontop the bus stop. Icewind, which designed the turbines, is preparing their mass production, seeing them as a convenient way to generate power for summer cottages and communication masts. Now bus stops might become a major market for the turbines.
Read more: Wind powered bus stop has been unveiled by Harpan concert hall
The local news site visir.is reports that representatives of AFA JCDecaux are interested in exporting the concept. AFA JCDecaux is a Denmark based multinatinatonal which operates bus stops, bike rentals, public benches and various other such infrastructure projects for cities around the world. The storm-stop prototype by Harpa was set up in cooperation with AFA JCDecaux and Reykjavík City. The manager of AFA JCDeaux in Iceland told visir.is that the company was particularly interested in the opportunity to create cheap renewable energy in the bus stops themselves. “Electricity is quite expensive around the world”, adding that “you won’t get a much greener solution than this”.
