More than half of world’s population lives in cities. The number is increasing year after year and so is the demand for power. In this scenario just give it a thought- How much power would be needed to light up our city streets? The calculation goes beyond imagination. Philips has found an intelligent solution to make use of the renewable resources- sun and wind to save the power consumption in the urban arena.

This unearthly looking beautiful street light called Light Blossom works on two natural sources of power solar and wind. True to its name, during the day, the petals of this concept open to disclose the in built solar panels and turns to face the sunlight throughout the day. The pictures attached show how the light acts in different parts of the day. On a cloudy day or after the sun retires for the day, the same petals will turn towards the sky to become a vertical wind mill turbine and harness wind energy for generating power. The pole is fitted with LED sensors and glows more brightly when the crowd’s around and dims out in the quiet darkness of the night.

This fusion of imagination and technology will save a lot of energy for the urban power grid. Since it is still a concept, no one knows how long it would take for these Light Blossoms to add beauty to the greener city streets.

Source: TreeHugger