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Mobile kiosk taps solar energy to make orange juice

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September 23, 2022

Cream on Chrome, a Netherlands-based design studio, has created the Solar Energy Kiosk, a mobile kiosk which uses sun rays to squeeze oranges to make orange juice, according to a dezeen.com report.

The kiosk, which has a pair of curved solar panels on the roof, is located at the entrance of the Het Nieuwe Institute, a museum for digital culture, architecture and design.

A display screen on the kiosk indicates the number of sunlight minutes needed to produce a cup of juice, which range from under two minutes at mid day to close to an hour at dusk.

The project, commissioned as part of the Solar Biennale festival, debuted at the Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan, Italy, in June.