Solar Power for Artists presents Show and Tell #1: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Krystal Persaud and Ana Sofia Remis will discuss their practice relating to Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

The Show and Tell series is a sort of loose salon/ show and tell/ discussion event featuring practitioners actively experimenting with new methods or ideas in a particular area of creative or DIY solar power.

Featured presenters:

Krystal Persaud is the founder of Grouphug Solar, making ridiculously good looking solar panels that are easy to use. She is a product designer & entrepreneur based in Brooklyn. Krystal recently bootstrapped her business into a deal with Mark Cuban on Shark Tank. She's passionate about sustainability & education. She's the former Director of Design at littleBits, an edtech company based in NYC. grouphugtech.com

Ana Sofia Remis is a Cuban-American woman working at the intersection of art, science, and education who focuses on issues of climate change at differing scales. Most recently some of her work's themes include the diluvian future of her hometown, Miami, FL, the parallels between invasive species and diasporic people, and citizen-science based community data collection. Ana graduated from Parsons in 2019 and has worked with various institutions as an educator, designer, and marine invasive species researcher. Ana is interested in technological disobedience, interdisciplinary learning, and science communication. Solaic, her most recent project, is an array of naturally dyed solar cells, and explores ways of combining bioremediation strategies with renewable energy solutions to increase urban resilience. anasofiaremis.com

About Solar Power for Artists:

Solar Power for Artists (SPfA) is an education, design, and research platform created by Alex Nathanson that is focused on making solar power more accessible. SPfA provides education and design services at sliding scale rates for community organizations.

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