The USDA "Power Plants: Farming Energy" exhibit developed for the National Arboretum showcases living plants with the potential for bioenergy crops. As visitors stroll through the one-acre Power Plants Garden, outdoor interpretive signage explains how each plant can be converted to biofuel.
"Power Plants" at the National Arboretum is viewed along the Flowering Tree Walk. A smaller version of the the exhibit also deveoped for the US Botanical Gardens on the Mall in Washington, DC for Bioenergy Awareness displays.
Ethanol and biodiesel produced from the twenty-one plants on display may replace petroleum based fuels.
Recycled oil drums are colorful planters used in the exhibits.
Client: | National Arboretum |
Project: | Power Plants: Farming Energy |
Role: | Exhibit / Graphic Design |
Location: | US National Arboretum, DC |