Hey guys, the world’s first solar powered Ferris wheel is up on eBay for $50,000! The nine-story tall Pacific Wheel has also been honored as the “Best Solar System” in the Reader’s Digest Best in America 2006. This 90-feet-tall, Ferris wheel that weighs 122,000 pounds, is 30 feet wide can reach a speed of 3 RPM. It houses 20 gondolas with a maximum six riders per car and can accommodate up to 800 riders per hour. Also it gets illuminates with 5,392 light bulbs. All this is possible by just harnessing Sun’s energy. Although the site doesn’t clearly mention about how it goes about transforming solar energy, you can read about it after the jump…
It includes 8 AC motors; total power requirement is 110 kw with motor at 50 kw and lights at 60 kw; lighting at 120 volt programmed; and minimum/maximum line voltage is 440-480 volt, 3 phase wye, 60 hz.
The Ferris wheel originally cost approximately $800,000. However now the reserve is set at $50,000 with 50 percent of the winning bid being donated to Special Olympics Southern California.
And that’s not all the Pacific Wheel has an impressive portfolio as it has featured in105 photo shoots, 71 television commercials, 69 television shows, 28 feature films, 13 music videos and top billing and appearances in television’s most popular programs.
