Mister Ecologie and One Development & Consulting offer today as an exclusivity the solar bonsaï Electree conceived by Vivien Muller, a french designer based in Metz.
Inspired by trees photosynthesis, the solar bonsaï Electree is equipped with 27 solar panels allowing you to recharge your nomad electronic devices battery with the help of solar energy.
Vivien Muller has progressively improved the Electree concept over three years to reach a unique design combining perfectly ecology, aesthetic and functionality. The Electree was conceived with a real focus on efficiency and ecology by choosing amorphous silicon solar panels of the highest quality.
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Each module constituting the Electree can rotate freely with respect to each other, allowing you to create an unlimited number of shapes with the solar bonsaï.
This presale of the Electree will allow to launch the production and ensure a long life for this innovative product. If the 400 copies are presold before October 15th, the products will be delivered to the lucky buyers before Christmas.
In a few words, Vivien Muller tells us about the genesis of the Electree :
“Inspiration for the Electree came first while observing trees. Tree leaves are actually natural solar panels.
Nature has selected over millions of years the most efficient structures to capture solar energy. The trees shape is thus the best mean to take advantage of the solar energy.
While studying fractals, I realized that one could draw a tree by repeating and transforming a basic pattern.
The basic pattern has then become a module and the general shape of the Electree appeared.
But I wanted the Electree to be a product to be placed inside. The idea of a bonsaï to recharge mobile electronic devices thus came up.”
The first 400 Electree sold will be numbered and delivered with a certificate.
Shipping costs are free for each order of Electree during the presale.
How to use the Electree :
The 27 solar panels installed at the tip of the branches capture the solar energy which is then stored in the 13 500 mAh battery located under the panel of the bonsaÏ.
In less than 36 hours of sunshine, the battery will be fully charged and you will then be able to start charging your mobile devices (cell phones, MP3 player,…) through the USB connection. The battery capacity of the Electree being much larger than most mobile devices (an iPhone holds a 1 500mAH battery, for instance), it can be recharged in only a few hours to reach again its full capacity.
Electree can only be placed inside, ideally placed close to a window to capture a maximum amount of solar energy throughout the day.
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Caracteristics
. Solar panels : 27 amorphous silicon solar panels
. Solar panels: 96 mm x 96 mm
. Electree size : 40 cm high
. Battery capacity : 13 500 mAh (for comparison, an iPhone battery capacity is 1500mAh)
. Electrical output: USB plug + AC plug
Il designer francese Vivien Muller ha realizzato Electree, una sorta di bonsai in plastica alto 40 centimetri in grado di ricaricare dispositivi elettronici portatili come smartphone, lettori MP3, console portatili e altro ancora.
Ognuna delle 27 foglie è infatti un pannello solare in miniatura, che consente di caricare una batteria interna da 13.500 mAh. L’energia elettrica è successivamente trasferita attraverso una connessione USB.
Electree
Le foglie sono quadrate, hanno un lato di 96 mm e sono orientabili, in modo da personalizzare la forma e ottimizzare la ricezione dei raggi solari.
Secondo i dati comunicati dal produttore ci vogliono meno di 36 ore di luce per ricaricare completamente la batteria interna. Successivamente, dopo ogni utilizzo basteranno soltanto un paio d’ore per raggiungere nuovamente la carica completa.
Purtroppo Electree non è impermeabile e si può usare soltanto in luoghi chiusi, possibilmente vicino a una finestra, spiega il sito ufficiale, in modo da catturare la quantità massima possibile di energia solare durante l’arco della giornata.
La progettazione ha richiesto tre anni, e ora è possibile prenotare questo gadget di design al prezzo di 299 euro, spedizione inclusa. Una volta raggiunto l’obiettivo di 400 prenotazioni partirà la produzione effettiva.
Se il numero di prenotazioni richieste dovesse essere raggiunto entro il 15 ottobre i clienti faranno in tempo a riceverlo entro questo Natale. Un obiettivo decisamente alla portata, visto che al momento ci sono già 55 pre-ordini e mancano ancora 26 giorni alla data fatidica.
