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Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 8d

🧵 Hot off the press:
"Climate Art" by @landartgenerator.bsky.social features elegant solutions for clean energy and water systems designed to weave into the fabric of daily life, supporting sustainable economic development in Fiji's Yasawa islands, communities on the front lines of climate impacts.

Climate Art

Land art for advancing climate solutions. Journey to the remote village of Marou, Fiji, where clean energy and water systems have been designed as destination artworks supporting a population threate...

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · 9d

🔧🌏✨ The Village of Marou, in partnership with LAGI, is pleased to present these featured solutions from the LAGI 2025 Fiji design competition — artworks in the landscape that generate clean energy and water while reflecting the vision of Marou residents for a sustainable future. 💡🔌

LAGI 2025 Fiji

A global competition to help advance climate adaptation design for island communities by co-creating innovative, creative, and aesthetic design solutions for energy and water systems with community at...

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · 9d

The tensegrity structure — a dynamic web of steel cables and prefabricated modular frames — minimizes material use while maximizing resilience. Anchored lightly to the landscape, the structure resists heavy winds through pre-tensioned cabling and aerodynamic porosity.

"Mangrove Bridge," a submission to LAGI 2025 Fiji by Zhida WU and Qihong Wang (China) incorporates solar photovoltaic, battery storage, rainwater harvesting, and solar distillation to produce 120 MWh of electricity and 4 million liters of filtered water each year.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · 9d

Stretching like a living root system between the mountains and sea, the tensegrity structure captures light and harvests rain. Inspired by the geometries of mangrove roots, this biomimetic installation is a corridor that carries power, water, and people above while restoring ecological flows below.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · 9d

⚡💚"Mangrove Bridge," by Zhida WU and Qihong Wang (China) incorporates solar photovoltaic, battery storage, rainwater harvesting, and solar distillation to produce 120 MWh of electricity and 4 million liters of filtered water each year. 🌟🌴 lagi2025fiji.org

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · 9d

The Village of Marou, in partnership with LAGI, is pleased to present these featured solutions from the LAGI 2025 Fiji design competition — artworks in the landscape that generate clean energy and water while reflecting the vision of Marou residents for a sustainable future. 💡🔌

LAGI 2025 Fiji

A global competition to help advance climate adaptation design for island communities by co-creating innovative, creative, and aesthetic design solutions for energy and water systems with community at...

lagi2025fiji.org

Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · 9d

Each Energy Tree is made of three layers: photovoltaic panels above, a glass-enclosed solar still at the center, and a rainwater harvesting tank below. Together, these layers form a vertically integrated system that draws energy from the sun and collects and purifies water.

Section diagram of function:
"Energy Forest," by Peng Chang, Cong Chen, and Ruojing Yuan incorporates solar PV, battery storage, thermal water distillation, and rainwater harvesting to produce 147 MWh of electricity 327,000 liters of distilled water, and 542,000 liters filtered rainwater each year.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · 9d

"Energy Forest" reimagines essential infrastructure as a living canopy that generates electricity, produce clean water, and create spaces for shade, gathering, and resilience. Designed for modular deployment, the system grows organically with the needs of the village.

Diagram of component parts:
"Energy Forest," by Peng Chang, Cong Chen, and Ruojing Yuan incorporates solar PV, battery storage, thermal water distillation, and rainwater harvesting to produce 147 MWh of electricity 327,000 liters of distilled water, and 542,000 liters filtered rainwater each year.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · 9d

⚡💦 "Energy Forest," by Peng Chang, Cong Chen, and Ruojing Yuan incorporates solar PV, battery storage, thermal water distillation, and rainwater harvesting to produce 147 MWh of electricity 327,000 liters of distilled water, and 542,000 liters filtered rainwater each year. 🌟🌴 lagi2025fiji.org

Aerial View:
"Energy Forest," a submission to LAGI 2025 Fiji by Peng Chang, Cong Chen, and Ruojing Yuan (China) incorporates solar photovoltaic, battery storage, integrated thermal water distillation, and rainwater harvesting to produce 147 MWh of electricity 327,000 liters of distilled water, and 542,000 liters filtered rainwater each year.🌟🌴

Ground level view:
⚡💦 "Energy Forest," a submission to LAGI 2025 Fiji by Peng Chang, Cong Chen, and Ruojing Yuan (China) incorporates solar photovoltaic, battery storage, integrated thermal water distillation, and rainwater harvesting to produce 147 MWh of electricity 327,000 liters of distilled water, and 542,000 liters filtered rainwater each year.🌟🌴

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Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · Sep 2

Since this ridiculousness is making the rounds, here is *actually* how much of the planet we’d need to use in order to meet ALL our ENERGY needs using only renewables. It’s not that large really. A lot of it can be on rooftops and share land with agriculture.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

Learn more at lagi2025fiji.org

LAGI 2025 Fiji

A global competition to help advance climate adaptation design for island communities by co-creating innovative, creative, and aesthetic design solutions for energy and water systems with community at...

lagi2025fiji.org

Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

Learn more at lagi2025fiji.org

LAGI 2025 Fiji

A global competition to help advance climate adaptation design for island communities by co-creating innovative, creative, and aesthetic design solutions for energy and water systems with community at...

lagi2025fiji.org

Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

Learn more at lagi2025fiji.org

LAGI 2025 Fiji

A global competition to help advance climate adaptation design for island communities by co-creating innovative, creative, and aesthetic design solutions for energy and water systems with community at...

lagi2025fiji.org

Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

Learn more at lagi2025fiji.org

LAGI 2025 Fiji

A global competition to help advance climate adaptation design for island communities by co-creating innovative, creative, and aesthetic design solutions for energy and water systems with community at...

lagi2025fiji.org

Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

These crests fold into the land, creating public spaces where the community can meet, rest, and reflect. Like waves frozen mid-motion, they suggest both power and calm.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

Each sculpture is a curved, aerodynamic shell that blends into the terrain. Sloping white metal surfaces support photovoltaic arrays designed to conceal their technological function beneath a custom high-transmittance nano-film.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

Inspired by the ocean swells surrounding Naviti Island, the artwork transforms waveforms into active, inhabitable infrastructure — gathering sun, channeling rain, and offering shelter from heat and storms.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Solar Waves" rises from the Earth like the sea itself — three-dimensional solar sculptures shaped by wind and water, capturing light by day and glowing softly at night.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

⚡💦 "Solar Waves" by Antonio Maccà (Italy) incorporates solar photovoltaic (similar to Solaxess), battery storage, and rainwater harvesting to produce 120 MWh of electricity and 300,000 liters of filtered water each year.🌟🌊

⚡💦 "Solar Waves," a submission to LAGI 2025 Fiji by Antonio Maccà (Italy) incorporates solar photovoltaic, battery storage, and rainwater harvesting to produce 120 MWh of electricity and 300,000 liters of filtered water each year.🌟🌊

"Solar Waves" rises from the Earth like the sea itself — three-dimensional solar sculptures shaped by wind and water, capturing light by day and glowing softly at night. Inspired by the ocean swells surrounding Naviti Island, the artwork transforms waveforms into active, inhabitable infrastructure — gathering sun, channeling rain, and offering shelter from heat and storms.

Each sculpture is a curved, aerodynamic shell that blends into the terrain. Sloping white metal surfaces support photovoltaic arrays designed to conceal their technological function beneath a custom high-transmittance nano-film. These crests fold into the land, creating public spaces where the community can meet, rest, and reflect. Like waves frozen mid-motion, they suggest both power and calm.

🔧🌏✨ The Village of Marou, in partnership with the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), is pleased to present these featured solutions from the LAGI 2025 Fiji design competition — artworks in the landscape that generate clean energy and water while reflecting the vision of Marou residents for a sustainable future rooted in place, culture, and resilience. ⚡💧🌴

LAGI 2025 Fiji is delivered in collaboration with the Fiji Department of Energy, Fiji Rural Electrification Fund, and Tourism Fiji, supporting national goals for clean energy, community empowerment, and climate adaptation.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

Smart controls automate performance monitoring and energy distribution. The canopy, made of recycled sailcloth and bamboo, is collapsible for cyclone conditions and provides shade for social activities and cultural gatherings.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

Each module integrates 18 solar modules, each with a 5.7 kW capacity, for a total of 86 kW across the site. Electricity is stored through a lithium iron phosphate battery array and an insulated ice battery system, which maintains refrigeration through nights and overcast days.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

This community infrastructure project weaves renewable energy and ecological design into a modular, low-cost canopy system and sponge park — providing power, potable water, flood control, and public gathering space for Marou Village.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

Named from the Fijian words siga (sun) and wai (water), "SigaWai Canopy Park" embodies the union of light, water, and land in service of climate resilience. Nearby residents get advanced warning of oncoming storms when the system receives remote weather station info and folds down into storm mode.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

⚡💦 "SigaWai Canopy Park" by Jie Zhao, I-Shan Tam, Yan (Jennifer) Zeng, and Liang Ma (United States) incorporates solar photovoltaic, hybrid battery and ice storage, rainwater harvesting, and wetland filtration to produce 135 MWh electricity and one million liters of filtered water each year.🌟🌴

⚡💦 "SigaWai Canopy Park," a submission to LAGI 2025 Fiji by Jie Zhao, I-Shan Tam, Yan (Jennifer) Zeng, and Liang Ma (United States) incorporates solar photovoltaic, hybrid battery and ice storage, rainwater harvesting, and wetland filtration to produce 135 MWh electricity and one million liters of filtered water each year.🌟🌴

Named from the Fijian words siga (sun) and wai (water), "SigaWai Canopy Park" embodies the union of light, water, and land in service of climate resilience. This community infrastructure project weaves renewable energy and ecological design into a modular, low-cost canopy system and sponge park — providing power, potable water, flood control, and public gathering space for Marou Village.

Each module integrates 18 solar modules, each with a 5.7 kW capacity, for a total of 86 kW across the site. Electricity is stored through a lithium iron phosphate battery array and an insulated ice battery system, which maintains refrigeration through nights and overcast days. Smart controls automate performance monitoring and energy distribution. The canopy, made of recycled sailcloth and bamboo, is collapsible for cyclone conditions and provides shade for social activities and cultural gatherings.

🔧🌏✨ The Village of Marou, in partnership with the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), is pleased to present these featured solutions from the LAGI 2025 Fiji design competition — artworks in the landscape that generate clean energy and water while reflecting the vision of Marou residents for a sustainable future rooted in place, culture, and resilience. ⚡💧🌴

LAGI 2025 Fiji is delivered in collaboration with the Fiji Department of Energy, Fiji Rural Electrification Fund, and Tourism Fiji, supporting national goals for clean energy, community empowerment, and climate adaptation.

Seen here in closed storm mode.⚡💦 "SigaWai Canopy Park," a submission to LAGI 2025 Fiji by Jie Zhao, I-Shan Tam, Yan (Jennifer) Zeng, and Liang Ma (United States) incorporates solar photovoltaic, hybrid battery and ice storage, rainwater harvesting, and wetland filtration to produce 135 MWh electricity and one million liters of filtered water each year.🌟🌴

Named from the Fijian words siga (sun) and wai (water), "SigaWai Canopy Park" embodies the union of light, water, and land in service of climate resilience. This community infrastructure project weaves renewable energy and ecological design into a modular, low-cost canopy system and sponge park — providing power, potable water, flood control, and public gathering space for Marou Village.

Each module integrates 18 solar modules, each with a 5.7 kW capacity, for a total of 86 kW across the site. Electricity is stored through a lithium iron phosphate battery array and an insulated ice battery system, which maintains refrigeration through nights and overcast days. Smart controls automate performance monitoring and energy distribution. The canopy, made of recycled sailcloth and bamboo, is collapsible for cyclone conditions and provides shade for social activities and cultural gatherings.

🔧🌏✨ The Village of Marou, in partnership with the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), is pleased to present these featured solutions from the LAGI 2025 Fiji design competition — artworks in the landscape that generate clean energy and water while reflecting the vision of Marou residents for a sustainable future rooted in place, culture, and resilience. ⚡💧🌴

LAGI 2025 Fiji is delivered in collaboration with the Fiji Department of Energy, Fiji Rural Electrification Fund, and Tourism Fiji, supporting national goals for clean energy, community empowerment, and climate adaptation.

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Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) @landartgenerator.bsky.social · Sep 3

The solar modules themselves are produced with custom patterns created by the community. Rainwater flows into lightweight bladders protected by palm-woven covers. These units are designed for affordability, low maintenance, and ease of installation using local skills.

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