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LAGI is accelerating the energy transition by engaging the public in the co-design of our clean energy future—bringing together the disciplines of public art, urban planning, design, renewable energy, and environmental justice. https://landartgenerator.org
LAGI 2025 Fiji was the 2nd most popular design competition last year according to Bustler. Thanks to everyone who made the project a success, including participating designers, local and international partners, jurors, and advisors. We're looking forward to implementation in 2026!
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The study assumes little reliance on the rest of the grid. In reality the capacity could be reduced substantially, but if you wanted to do it mainly “behind the meter” this is what it would look like.
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“How to Power a 2.2 GW A.I. Data Center with Solar Wind & Batteries Alone”
The image shows how we can build the solar, wind, and battery capacity to supply reliable power 24/7/365 to a mega project like Amazon’s Project Rainier in northern Indiana.
Ironically, even though their entire function relies on sound waves, thermoacoustic heat pumps are quieter than vapor compression heat pumps because they have no moving parts. The sounds are insulated by the device and partly below the range of human hearing.
👀 Resonance is magic.
Big implications for decarbonizing heavy industry. What do they sound like?
Follow this link for more about LAGI 2025 Fiji and read below to learn about the two winning projects from Stage One of the design competition.
He adds that LAGI projects will eventually be integrated into many communities, offering renewable energy and water solutions that are not only functional but also artistically designed to enhance village landscapes.
"Opposition MP Faiyaz Koya asked whether there are opportunities for similar projects across the country.
Gavoka confirmed that while Marou Village is the first site, similar projects will be implemented across the island as part of their sustainability framework."
"The Deputy Prime Minister says the first Pacific-based installation will be built in Marou Village on Naviti Island in the Yasawa Group."
"He says the project will enable children to study using solar-powered lighting and provide families with access to clean water harvested from the atmosphere."
"He explained that the winning designs are capable of generating up to 150 MWh and 120 MWh of clean energy annually, while harvesting between 1.2 million and 4.5 million litres of water each year."
"Gavoka says that Fiji’s hosting of LAGI 2025 marks a historic milestone, demonstrating the country’s commitment to climate action and sustainable tourism."
"While addressing Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Viliame Gavoka explained that the LAGI 2025 Fiji Exhibition is more than just an art display; it is a bold step towards climate resilience and sustainable development."
We look forward to working in collaboration with the government to deliver "renewable energy and water solutions that are not only functional but also artistically designed to enhance village landscapes."
We are honored to learn today that the Hon. Viliame Gavoka, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, took the time today on the floor or Parliament to share the progress of LAGI 2025 Fiji on the occasion of the exhibition at Fiji Arts Council.
Learn more and see the innovative design solutions that merge art and architecture with solar energy and water systems at lagi2025fiji.org.
We're delighted to share this update on the LAGI 2025 Fiji project, which has advanced to the prototyping stage with an exhibition in Suva and design workshops in Marou, a remote island village where the co-design process will result in a solar & water project for climate resilience. Lots of photos!
Both of the competition stage-one winning designers, Young Kang and Alberto Roncelli, will be there to meet you and talk about their projects, "Ligavatuvuce" and "The O" respectively, which they are in the process of prototyping in Suva.
🌞🌴Bula Vinaka! Please join us tonight at 6PM at Fiji Arts Council for a celebration of beautiful renewable energy. You will discover dozens of innovative ideas for how to weave energy into community for climate resilience. 🌏✨
If everyone on Earth at some point installed and maintained 15 solar modules (covering ~30 m2), that would equal about 50 TW of installed capacity.
Today there is 10 TW of electricity generation in the world, expected to grow to 30 TW by 2050. 50 TW would be about enough to electrify everything.
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"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.
🔧🌏✨ 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. 💡🔌
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.
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.
⚡💚"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
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. 💡🔌
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.
"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.
⚡💦 "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
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.