BRANCHING OUT: SOLARBOTANIC

Solar-powered SolarBotanic Trees will be branching out in the UK later this year. We caught up with the company’s Founder and Chairman, Harry Corrigan

WRITTEN BY: MARIAM AHMAD

Already receiving hundreds of advance orders, the game-changing SolarBotanic Trees are due to appear all over the UK in the very near future.

Completely unique to the energy market, SolarBotanic Trees consist of solar panels in the shape of tree-like structures.

The design and concept is the result of five years of research, and features new photovoltaic 3D leaf-shaped nanotechnology to harness solar energy for charging and storage solutions. SolarBotanic’s energy harvesting technique is based on three technologies, namely photovoltaics, thermovoltaics and piezovoltaic. Equipped with nanotechnology and a combination of the three major technologies, Solar Botanic offers a clean way of generating electricity.

The Energy Trees are also able to calibrate with wind energy, featuring high-tech piezoelectric ribbons, which are integrated into the branches, twigs and leaf stalks.