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According to statistics, 40% of the energy consumption in Europe comes from the building sector. This led the European Commission to create energy efficiency directives to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, introducing the concept of NZEB or Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings. One of the main measures to be implemented is the requirement for all new buildings from 2021 (public buildings from ...
Inspired by nature, created to stand out. In most cases – requirements for solar part of BIPV product is to blend in as much as possible, but not this time – these solar butterflies just calls for attention. This futuristic solar project in Sweden is a true work of art, where the colors of the powerful hexagonal solar modules, a.k.a. wings of the butterfly will brighten the ...
ByMetsolar
Chu Announces Joint U.S.-China Building Efficiency MOU BEIJING, CHINA - After touring the "America House," a U.S. designed demonstration of cutting edge "zero energy" building technology, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a new agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Chinese Ministry of Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) to foster collaboration and partnership ...
A Building Integrated Photovoltaic Power System of 30 kWp was recently installed at University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. It is the first grid-connected and largest PV system of the country. With this opportunity, an innovative non-penetrating system that uses the modules and mounting hardware as ballast was designed and implemented. Personnel with no previous experience with the roof PV ...
Such applications may include Solar Home Systems (SHS) and Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems: SHS are small PV systems designed for off-grid applications providing power for a single household. ...