These Italian Umbrellas Use the Sun to Keep You Cool
這些義大利傘利用太陽讓你保持涼爽
Italian ice cream company Sammontana has worked with designers to create a beach umbrella that uses solar power to keep its users cool.
The umbrella, called the Parelio, was designed to help people enjoy Italy's beaches and parks in the hot weather and stay cool, but in a way that is better for the environment.
The Parelio, which is 2.5 meters tall and 3.2 meters across, uses solar power to make enough electricity for a small fridge, or to make mist to help cool the air underneath it.
Multiple Parelio umbrellas can be also used together to make enough electricity for a large ice cream fridge.
Sammontana worked with designers from Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota to develop the umbrella. It is made with solar panel technology similar to what is used by NASA. The solar panels were developed by Chuck Hoberman, an expert in design and engineering who also teaches at Harvard University.
The Parelio opens and closes like a flower, and the solar panels can be moved to get as much light from the sun as they possibly can.
A number of the solar umbrellas have been put in Milan's Biblioteca degli Alberi park, where people can enjoy them for free until August 8, 2021. The park is being used to see how well the Parelio works before the technology can be brought to Italy's coasts and beaches.
義大利冰淇淋公司Sammontana與設計師合作打造一款海灘遮陽傘,利用太陽能讓使用的人更涼快。這款遮陽傘名為「Parelio」,可利用太陽能產生足夠的電力供應小型冰箱,或是產生霧氣讓傘底下的空氣降溫。很多支Parelio海灘遮陽傘可以一起用來產生電力,供應大型的冰淇淋冰箱。
designer
a person who plans how something new will look or function
設計師
She is a world-famous fashion designer.
她是世界知名的時尚設計師。
mist
a cloud of very small water drops
薄霧
I could barely see the road through the mist.
我幾乎無法從薄霧中看到道路。
architect
a person whose job involves designing buildings
建築師
He's worked as an architect for fifteen years.
他當建築師已經15年了。
References:
https://engoo.com.tw/app/daily-news/article/these-italian-umbrellas-use-the-sun-to-keep-you-cool/WnBizumWEeuZaSeNJo3rYg
https://carloratti.com/project/sammontana-beach-umbrella/ (CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati)