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Dominic Michaelis Born 1938
BritainOccupation architect, inventor, solar energy and solar balloon pioneer, engineer Dominic Michaelis (born 1938) is an English architect and inventor.
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Biography
Born in 1938 in England, Michaelis studied architecture and engineering at Cambridge. His thesis, written in 1964 was about a solar house and a floating solar village. He continued at Cornell studying for an M.Sc. in architectural structures and town planning.[1]
In 1972 Michaelis created the first flying solar balloon, and two years later had an improved and larger balloon cross the channel.
In 1974 Michaelis opened a consulting company for solar houses and office buildings, one of which received the RIBA award. He consulted for many known solar heated or cooled projects around the world, building neighborhoods and structures, in Pisa, Rome, Marrakech, Barbados and Riyadh.[2]
In 2002 he invented the 'Energy Island' following a Call for Ideas by OTEC Association, a proposal for an offshore platform that would employ various techniques to generate renewable energy.[3] His son Alex Michaelis continues his father's solar projects, and particularly the energy island idea.[4]
See also
- Solar cooking
References
- ^ Full biography including image at "Dominic Michaelis full biography (BioMarine organization website)". http://www.biomarine.org/index.php/gb/content/download/1590/14458/version/1/file/Dominic+Michaelis.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-11. |
- ^ A list of projects by Michaelis on Solar Energy LTD website, the company that continued Michaelis' projects. A full description of the projects can be found on Michaeli's bio page.
- ^ Schirber, Michael (12 November 2008). "Could ‘energy islands’ power the future?". LiveScience. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27684950/. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Treehugger:
External links
- About the Energy Island company founder
- Dominic Michaelis's solar balloons
- Energy Island project with Southampton University, lead by Dominic Michaelis.
- Michaelis' solar cooking invention the 'Prometheus' solar cooker.
Categories:- English architects
- 1938 births
- Living people
- English inventors
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