Design in City Space

pl. Grunwaldzki
ul. Waszyngtona 21
al. Jana Pawła II
Skwer Kościuszki
9-30 lipca

In four points of Gdynia there are four scaled objects symbolizing renewable energy sources: sun, biomass, water and wind.
What does energy have to do with design?

One of the most significant challenges of the modern world is to design sustainable development, which assumes responsible modelling of relations between economic growth, attention to the environment and human health. These are very often designers in cooperation with engineers and architects who suggest new solutions for obtaining and processing renewable energy. They also seek creative means of designing necessities which can use this type of energy. The heat of the sun and fire, the strength of wind and water have served us for a long time, but today, as never before, we realize their potential.
The exhibition “Renewable energy” consists of four totems standing in the streets of Gdynia. They symbolize the four elements - four pure energy sources. They were all by designers from Studio 1:1 from Gdańsk. Each contains information on a given element and possibilities to use it as the energy source. Additional presentations of renewable energy can be seen in the information container at Plac Grunwaldzki. The exhibition is sponsored by Energa S.A.

1. SUN – scaled lamp powered by solar panel
The sun is an inexhaustible and commonly available source of energy and the amount reaching the Earth is many times larger than all other sources of renewable and non-renewable energy (coal, gas, fuel oil) put together.
2. BIOMASS - power willow
Biomass (straw, hay, energy plants, wood waste) in Poland is recognized as a source of energy with the largest resources available at exceptionally low prices. It is used for production of biofuels, as the source of thermal and electric energy.
3. WATER – sculpture from buckets
Energy from water is ecologically clean, but available only in areas with a sufficient amount of waste and favourable land form.
In Poland, most of these resources (approx. 68%) are in the area of the Vistula River basin, especially the right bank tributaries.
4. WIND – windmill
What does it look like? It is a task for all interested - find it and see for yourselves.
There’s wind where the windmills are. The largest number of windmills in Poland is located at the Baltic Sea coast and in the north-eastern part of the country.