{"id":942,"date":"2012-04-07T13:12:54","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T17:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/austin-solar-sunflowers.html"},"modified":"2012-04-07T13:12:54","modified_gmt":"2012-04-07T17:12:54","slug":"austin-solar-sunflowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/austin-solar-sunflowers.html","title":{"rendered":"Austin solar sunflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"What does a city with clean industry and clean energy do to attract more of it?\nOne such city planted a solar sunflower array along its\nmain interstate corridor.\n

\nAriel Schwartz wrote for Inhabitant.com 17 August 2009,\n\nSolar Sunflower Field Energizes Austin, Texas<\/a>\n

\nA retail lot in Austin, Texas recently sprouted a stunning field of\n\n<\/a>\nsolar sunflowers that soak up the sun’s rays to provide shade while\ngenerating a steady stream of renewable energy. Designed by public\nart team Harries\/Heder, the installation consists of 15 flower-like\nsolar photovoltaic panels located on a pedestrian and bike path\nbetween the village of Mueller and Austin’s highway I-35. According\nto Harries\/Heder, the flowers are “an icon for the\nsustainable, LEED certified Mueller Development and a highly visible\nmetaphor for the energy conscious City of Austin.”\n<\/blockquote>\n

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