Batree
When the wind becomes the light.
A collaboration with palm trees.
A project by Aaliyah Mohammed, Areeba Shahid, Rand Kachlan, Suad Alfardan, and Ayesha Taher, realized as part of the Transversal Studio taught by Joanne Hayek and Mirko Daneluzzo at DIDI in the Spring 2023, with the support of the DIDI Future City Lab.
Selected to be exhibited at Ars Electronica Festival 2023
An analysis of micro winds in Dubai
This project was instigated by a real-time mapping of the micro-wind patterns in Dubai, studied in comparison with the prevailing winds expected in the area. Identifying differences between micro and macro wind patterns, the study highlights the importance of quantifying and mapping the micro-wind flows, in view of proposing ways to capitalize on them as a resource that could potentially generate electricity through the use of piezoelectric systems.
Palm leaves as wind sensors
In its first phase the project made use of machine learning to map wind patterns in real-time by computing the movement of tree leaves. In the second phase of the project, trees were augmented through a piezoelectric system, turning them into active harvesters of electrical energy.
From sensors to harvesters
In the second phase of the project, trees were augmented through a piezoelectric system, turning them into active harvesters of electrical energy.
