Social Energy Currency & Bank Network
designed by: Kenny Lee
Collaboration with Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
Gold Award, Home Team Innofest 2010
Collaboration with Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
Gold Award, Home Team Innofest 2010
Drawing references from how money is used in the daily trading for goods and commodities, the concept is mirrored to the aftermath of natural disasters, and instead of money, energy will be the new form of currency for trade.
Tapping on clean energy generation via vibration energy harvesting, the watch-like devices will be tokens of energy currencies that will be worn by the survivors to trade for supplies and food, water and medicine at the shelters. And in return, the rescuers can use the energy harvested by the survivors to power up their communication devices, hence forming a social energy network.