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Fabric 1

Vinyl-coated polyester
Producer/Manufacturer: OTHER
Primary Use: Main Fabric

Design Company
Pvilion Technologies, NY

Fabrication Company
Pvilion Technologies, NY

Project Manager Company
Pvilion Technologies, NY

Installation Company
Anchor Industries, Evansville IN

Please describe the project specifications

This project was created with the intent to integrate solar power to event tents as an alternative to diesel generators. We have created a clip-on attachment kit, made with photovoltaic fabric, that is specifically designed to attach to the top of large event tents to incorporate the use of solar power. For those in the event industry that already own large event tents but want to implement solar power, we have created a clip-on attachment, made with photovoltaic fabric, specifically designed to attach to the top of large event tents. The use of our solar fabric attachment kits allows event tent users to have access to power anywhere that they are set up, without needing access to the local power grid. Not only does it allow for this independence, but it also reduces harmful fumes that would otherwise be emitted by the use of diesel generators in these settings.

What is unique or complex about the project?

Diesel generators are incredibly harmful to the environment and those that work around them often. This project is an effort to combat the need for diesel generators in order to reduce the harm that they pose to the environment for event tent owners. We partnered with Anchor Industries to create a solar fabric solution to event tent owners that want to incorporate sustainable practices to their events and reduce their emissions. This fabric clip-on solution is unique in that it offers a visually pleasing, light weight, flexible, and simple solution for the event tent industry. Additionally not only does it create independence by providing a source of power anywhere an event takes place, and is it better for the environment, but it also solves the issue of noisy generators at events. The energy generated by the solar fabric is stored in a silent battery.

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