autonomous solar server that goes offline during bad weather
bamboo, metal wire
Domaine de Boisbuchet, France
More than a year ago, I handed in my Master's thesis with the title Pleasure in Scarcity. I applied this principle to the format of the thesis itself.
It is hosted on an autonomous server that is powered by a solar system and a battery - simply put, a medium that is directly connected to a limited, local energy source. During extended periods of bad weather, this website will go offline. It gives the user the possibility to use an energy saving mode, whereby up to 80% less data is transmitted. It shows the reality of the global data and energy infrastructure and is at the same time an example and a proposal for an internet with limited accessibility.
The solar-powered server is located in Xirocourt, eastern France, with seasonal daylight hours between 8h19m and 16h07m.
Renewable energy sources are not capable of producing enough energy at all times and conditions, to serve the current needs we have become accustomed to. The only way to make the Internet fully compatible with renewable sources of energy is by choosing to self-impose limits.