Solar Trees with 3D Leaf-Shaped Photovoltaics?

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SolarBotanic Trees today in London said it has an “aesthetically pleasing and sustainable energy Tree” that uses new Photovoltaic leaf-shaped nano-technology to channel solar energy for charging and energy storage.

It claims that this first-generation Tree will eventually generate a family of products primarily aimed at the rapid Electric Vehicle charging market for homes, businesses and commercial car parks, where solar power can be captured and stored for charging points. 

It will also encompass an AI-driven energy storage and power management system (PMS), where the so-called trees can be linked and form part of a local grid, or feed into the main grid to optimize an in electrified future.

The first SolarBotanic Trees will become available in early 2023. It has been developed in collaboration with Co-Innovate – a business support program in London using academic and innovation resources at Brunel University London, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry and the AMRC’s Design and Prototyping Group that will be conducting the prototype testing.