The savy folks over at our sister site Super Eco dug up this "Solar Tree" solar-powered home story with their green thumbs, and we thought we'd share it with you as a public service announcement about how to save the planet. As seems to be the case with all plans to save the planet, there's a cost.

Invented by Gurdeep Sandhu, the Solar Tree is an almost-roof-height solar panel that can be deployed in your lawn. Since it can fold and unfold, it's quasi-portable, so you won't have to purchase and install expensive new panels every time you move. The same mechanism that makes it fold also adjusts the panels to their optimal energy-gathering positions.

Unfortunately, it looks like a giant metal ping pong table. Might want to think about how tolerant your neighbors are before you spend your cash on it. No need to make that decision quickly, though; for now it looks like this is just a concept.

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