1. Solar parabolic collectors can be constructed to resemble flowers and be mounted in the open fields or marshes of Liberty State Park (LSP). These are aesthetic moving sculptures that collect solar energy. The solar ‘flowers’ are mounted on organic pedestals or stalks, enabling support to plant life.
2. Parabolic collectors also collect and concentrate heat, which can be used to power turbines to produce energy or hot water.
3. Sunlight can be manipulated through mirrors and lenses. It can be pushed via optic fiber and reflected at the TORCH’s surface to produce a spectacular brilliance on sunny days.
Solar Artistic vision: to create a field of collectors shaped like flowers to adorn the marsh land behind the Statue. The flower-like collector tracks the diurnal movement of the Sun like a choreographed dance.
EOLIC
A small farm of wind turbines is placed at LSP or on the shallow waters that surround the park to the South. The harbor enjoys thermal breezes and wind all year-round, making it an ideal location for generating power from wind turbines.
Eolic Artistic vision: to create a field of turbines in the shape of flowers or representing indigenous birds in flight as they steer steadfast into the winds of change.
TIDAL
Tidal turbines are currently in place in the East River and the Hudson River. The tidal turbine is propelled by moving tides on the NY Harbor, which can be as strong as 4.65 knots at rip-tide. The turbines are sixteen feet in diameter and turn at a peak rate or 32 revolutions per minute. They are built on swiveling bases to face the changing current. Their slow oscillating blades do not pose a threat to marine life. Tide swings for the Battery and the waters around the Statue of Liberty are about 6 feet, changing 4 times a day. For more information visit Verdant Power, Inc.
Below is an artist's rendering of the solar collectors and wind turbines behind the marshes of the Statue of Liberty mounted on trunks or stalks made of steel and covered with organic material that are able to support plant and animal life and blend in the environment.