Super Small Eco-Friendly Solar Powered Movie Theater
People who are truly concerned about their environmental impact on the world often make the choice to refrain from going to movie theaters. These spaces tend to be really wasteful when it comes to electricity. If you’re one of those eco-minded people then you might be interested in learning more about The Sol Cinema.
The Sol Cineman is a really small mobile movie theater that is one hundred percent powered by the sun. Some facts about this interesting little eco-friendly source of entertainment:
- The movie theater is a converted 1960’s travel caravan. It was outfitted primarily with recycled materials in true eco-friendly fashion. The space inside the theater is small but it can actually hold up to eight people comfortable for movie viewing. The seats are plush and comfortable, arguably even more so than most regular movie theaters. To enhance the movie viewing experience of this small space a red carpet is rolled out for you to enter on and you are led in by an usher.
- The theater is powered entirely by the sun using solar panels. The 120 W solar panels feed into four lithium-ion batteries. The solar panels are always on to capture energy from the sun.
- The films at this theater are played on a small projector. This is no 3D IMAX screen but it’s a unique experience of its own kind.
- The theater is stocked with a series of movies that all relate to important environmental topics. Some of these are educational documentaries but everything from comedies to music videos is offered by this little theater.
- The project was created by a series of artists working with an art charity in Britain called Undercurrents.
This certainly isn’t the same as going to a real movie theater but it’s a nice eco-friendly alternative for people who are interested in solar power and other renewable resources to help lower their electric bill. Hopefully as The Sol Cinema travels around and more people become aware of it there will be movie cinema owners that are inspired by this and start utilizing solar power instead for their own venues.
Source: http://webecoist.com/2011/02/27/worlds-smallest-solar-theater-shines-light-on-environment
Publish Date: 2011-03-15 12:18:12
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