Comments on: Power Plant by Guus Van Leeuwen

By: Red72

Red72 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:59:04 +0000

This is one of the main problems of current political participation projects in Germany: Many newly youth-created local youth councils or parliaments get infiltrated by young party members who manipulate young people not yet involved in the political process who seek ways to find their own identity and play adult roles as early as possible. ,

By: Aquawolf

Aquawolf — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:09:25 +0000

I think what he means to tell all, whitout looking at a sellable content, is that by making things local you have control over the use of your enery. That’s why this is a concept and not a sellable product. It’s an what if… And I think it can work with a sterling engine, they use it already for solarpower but it is of course also possible to use with other heat sources.

By: topan

topan — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:45:54 +0000

it’s look like water pump at my old vilage, indonesia…
i have an original picture. someday i will share it to everyone..

By: Nicola

Nicola — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:07:08 +0000

C’mon, someone is trying to find sustainable energy solutions in a time where people in island nations are already preparing to exile due to rising water level… isn’t that honorable?

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:52:42 +0000

composting has been known to spontaneously combust

http://www.uow.edu.au/~mnelson/research.dir/compost.html

So is this hot or HOT!

By: step_out_of_a_triangle_and_into_striped_light

step_out_of_a_triangle_and_into_striped_light — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:40:25 +0000

Just a question but have you compared the energy consumption in producing the reading light model with the energy consumption of an energy saving bulb over say 15 years. I think just by not using one of these pieces you would be doing the environment a favor

By: B

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:15:50 +0000

de technique if it works is great
I think he reading chair is not very pretty ,..nor is the hot tub,..well none of em
so what is there left to appreciate?

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:14:41 +0000

@ iamreply

Hang on a minute. Did you hear what he said? Compost generates temperatures up to 70 degrees. This could heat an outside room, or generate enough warm water for a shower (in summer). This is manifestly A Good Idea.

So far, most of the focus on climate change has been How Terrible It Is, and How We Need To Change Our Lifestyles Now, without any real ideas for how to go about it.

Low-emissions, local, reuse, sustainable, no end waste products, organic. This sort of thinking can save the world. Who cares if other people are doing it too? That’s great: get it all up on Dezeen.

Far more important than sir Norman Foster designing a bloody yacht for someone who’s got too much money.

By: Jonathan End

Jonathan End — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:41:28 +0000

i would agree with this product if only they show how the process would work instead of narrating it in the text only.
the design have that nice classical look though.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:47:37 +0000

iamreply:

The artist states that this is simply conceptual.

It’s assumed to be feasible based on the numbers, who knows if it could be applied.

One thing that I find interesting is that if instead of using the heat from composting we put that energy back into the compost, we can increase the speed of the breakdown reaction. Less artistic but more efficient than using the energy for, say, a reading light.