Solar City Tower for Rio Olympics 2016 Designer: RAFAA
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Image Credits: RAFAA The project consists of a solar power plant that by day produces energy for the city respectively the Olympic village. Excessive energy will be pumped as seawater into a tower. By night, the water can be released again; with the help of turbines, it generates electricity for the night. The electricity produced can be used for the lighting of the tower or for the city.