# Photovoltaic Parking Lots The Solasis Light Tower Creates Power from Car Windshields By Katherinev123 | Published 2009-11-12 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solasis-light-tower References: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contest_pk=29&item_pk=34981&p=1) Parking lots will soon make their own contribution to the environment by generating power. First among the innovative [power-generating concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shine-20) developed is the Solasis Light Tower, which is a design from Designboom and [Nissan's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ev-management) 'Think Ouside the Parking Box' competition. Designed by Klaud Wasiak and Yongbang Ho, the Solasis Light Tower uses cars' windshields to generate energy. Cars are parked so that their windshields redirect the light from the sun's rays onto a solar power receptor. Photo Credits: [designboom](http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contest_pk=29&item_pk=34981&p=1) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 44% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Power-generating Parking Lots:** Creating photovoltaic parking lots that generate power from car windshields. - **Solar Power Receptors:** Developing innovative technologies that utilize windshields to redirect sunlight onto solar power receptors. - **Environmental Contribution of Parking Lots:** Exploring ways to make parking lots contribute to the environment through power generation. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Renewable Energy:** Opportunities for renewable energy companies to develop power generation technologies for parking lots. - **Automotive:** Collaborations between car manufacturers and energy companies to integrate solar power generation systems into vehicles. - **Urban Planning:** Incorporating solar power generating parking lots into urban planning to increase renewable energy sources. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable EV Charging Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/change-wind-corporation.md) - [Adaptive Parking Structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/niels-bohr-car-park.md) - [Tree-Inspired Solar Panel Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarbotanic-energy-tree.md) - [Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eve-park.md) - [Parking Spot Vehicle Chargers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/watt-ev-charger.md) - [Urban Solar Charging Benches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perovia.md) - [Solar-Powered Sleek Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-solaris.md) - [Consolidated Photovoltaic Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photovoltaic-systems.md) - [Roof-Mounted EV Charging Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gosun-sun.md)