artists mags harries and lajos heder designed an electric garden filled with a collection of sunflower solar collectors. the installation is located in austin, texas and consists of 15 flower-like elements which capture energy from the sun and light up at night. the sunflowers generate enough energy during the day to power the lights at night and all additional power is routed into the grid for credit. the lighting is produced by a series of LEDs arranged on the flowers. the unusual shape of the panels required them to be custom made. in addition, a special transparent blue gel was sandwiched into the panels to create shade for the bike path below, creating a blue light.
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