Campus Solar Charging Station

Beth Ferguson, PI
Angela Sanguinetti, Co-PI
Dallas Swindle, design research assistant
Yusuf Azam, NCST summer intern
The Campus Solar Charging Station combines solar technology, transportation infrastructure, and civic place-making, to provide the public an opportunity to recharge their mobile electronics, e-bikes or e-scooters. The station reimagines public space by providing a shaded seating area during the day and a vibrant, LED-lit space at night. Four solar panels and a battery bank extend the station’s charging capacity into the night. The station will serve as an off grid energy power supply and environmental information center, with interactive displays of the solar station operation and LED art display of local air quality.
Angela Sanguinetti, Co-PI
Dallas Swindle, design research assistant
Yusuf Azam, NCST summer intern
The Campus Solar Charging Station combines solar technology, transportation infrastructure, and civic place-making, to provide the public an opportunity to recharge their mobile electronics, e-bikes or e-scooters. The station reimagines public space by providing a shaded seating area during the day and a vibrant, LED-lit space at night. Four solar panels and a battery bank extend the station’s charging capacity into the night. The station will serve as an off grid energy power supply and environmental information center, with interactive displays of the solar station operation and LED art display of local air quality.
This project has received funding from the Hellman Fellows Fund, the National Center for Sustainable Transportation, the 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis Green Initiative Fund, Placemaking Initiative, and the UC Davis Department of Design.
3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program
https://3rev.ucdavis.edu/redesigning-sidewalk-time-micromobility
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/exploring-potential-solar-powered-micromobility
3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program
https://3rev.ucdavis.edu/redesigning-sidewalk-time-micromobility
National Center for Sustainable Transportation
https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/exploring-potential-solar-powered-micromobility