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Red River College Innovation Center - Case Study
The Red River College Innovation Center is located in Winnipeg, Canada that will be covered by approximately 750m² Kromatix™ building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV). This net-zero energy, 9,000 sqm development has been designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects in joint venture with Number TEN Architectural Group installed by Flynn Group and SolarLab. Construction of the Red River College ...
By Kromatix™ SA
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Student Experience Amsterdam Minervahaven - Case Study
Amsterdam Minervahaven residence is the latest facility of Student Experience offering sustainable student housing. Amsterdam Minervahaven uses a Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) facade measuring approximately 3,000 sqm. The Kromatix™ light-grey coloured solar glass hides the internal structure of the solar panel while refracting colour, creating an elegant BIPV solution for solar ...
By Kromatix™ SA
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International Research And Comparison Of Incentive Systems For Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Case Study
Project Goal: To analyze different existing strategies to incentive renewable energy installations in buildings connecting the macro-economic interest to strengthen renewable energies with the micro-economic situation explaining that using the “prisoner’s dilemma”. ...
By Opvius GmbH
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A Life Cycle Analysis of roof integrated photovoltaic systems
In this paper a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodology is used to investigate the energetic and environmental impact of a Building Integrated Photovoltaic installation (BIPV) with reference to a roof installation case study. The results reveal that the roof integrated photovoltaic systems can bring both energy and environmental benefits even in areas characterised by medium values of insolation. ...
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Building integration of 30 kWp photovoltaic system at University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
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 ...
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Upper Grand District School Board Photovoltaic Project
Developer: Sol Source Partners Inc. Location: Shelburne, Ont. Centre Dufferin District High School Size: 50 kW (20 kW facade, 30 kW flat roof) HELIENE Modules: 200 – HELIENE 60M 250Wp Modules The Upper Grand District School Board is committed to promoting and teaching environmental stewardship and the Centre Dufferin District High School in Shelburne is a leader in ...
By Heliene Inc.
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Top industry experts set to gather at Thin Film Summit in Berlin
PV Insider announce that ‘Busting the Myths’ will be the main focal point of the 4th Annual Thin Film Solar Summit Europe (5-6th March 2012, Berlin), helping to steer the thin film industry out of confusion and fear towards reality and promise. 2011 proved to be a turbulent year for the European thin film industry, with big names going bust, consolidation of the market, and ever ...
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BIPV for 40 MWh Annual Production: Red Solar Façade
In the heart of Oslo, Norway, the Sofienberg School stands as a testament to innovative architectural design and sustainability. Through a remarkable renovation project led by Ola Roald AS in 2021, this building has utilized solar energy in a way that sets a new standard for real estate developers. Innovative Solar Solutions The renovation of the concrete building, originally ...
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China and US cooperate on building efficiency
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 ...
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Photovoltaics and Building Efficiency towards a Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB)
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 ...
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Project - Trigeparken, Denmark
Energy renovation of the Trigeparken social housing complex with high efficiency black Crystal BiPV facades that adds an elements of refined sophistication and precision to the otherwise modest ...
By SolarLab
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Strong consortium works on higher efficiencies in CIGS
AVANCIS and Smit Thermal Solutions team up with European research institutes HZB, CNRS and Solliance for higher efficiencies in CIGS Thin-film photovoltaic CIGS technology has seen considerable growth of manufacturing capacity in recent years. The environmental impact, especially the CO2 footprint of CIGS thin-film panels shows great advantages compared to other solar technologies. ...
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Project - Det gronne hus, Aarhus, Denmark
SolarLab is supplying the new BIPV facade for the formerly bottle-green office building on Grøndalsvej The new BIPV facade is PVD coated and satin finished glass to completely hide the electrical components. The facade is designed with Schmidt/Hammer/Lassen (part of Perkins+Will) and as exterior facade cladding it naturally fulfills all fire requirements and acts as the buildings ...
By SolarLab
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Project - Ruselokka school, Oslo, Norway
The new grade 1-10 school in the heart of Oslo integrates the building wide shingled BiPV facade elements harmoniously with surrounding traditional brick areas both in color, depth and texture, to make the energy producing BiPV cladding a natural addition to the citys architectural ...
By SolarLab
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Project - Breidablikkgarden, Haugesund, Norway
This complex 3 dimensional facade provides indoor shade and sculptural depth to the new office building, and shows that energy producing BiPV facades affords new opportunities for creative panelisation in a cladding that pays for ...
By SolarLab
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Deployment of New Product Introduction Program with Commercial Release of SoloPower Systems’ Integrated Module Packaging
U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) Announces Successful Deployment of New Product Introduction Program with Commercial Release of Partner SoloPower Systems’ Integrated Module Packaging New SoloPower Systems application demonstrates PVMC’s ability to quickly test and deploy new technologies; Successful effort announced at PVMC Annual Workshop at SUNY Polytechnic ...
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Project - Student Experience International, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The new SEI student housing with 596 units, on the waterfront in Amsterdam is designed by VURB architects and BREEAM certified. The facade is covered with 1770 sqm of tilted custom BiPV cladding and the largest energy producing facade installation i The Netherlands and provide a low weight, resilient and maintenance free facade that pays for itself with carbon free electricity for the next 60 ...
By SolarLab
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Project - Bornholm Hospital - Ronne, Denmark
The energy producing facade on Bornholm’s Hospital is mounted directly on the new facade insulation, and has an installed effect of around 200 kWp. As part of the complete renovation of Bornholm’s Hospital, SolarLab has developed, produced and installed the energy producing facade. The new BIPV facade is the building’s weatherproof rainscreen, completely replacing an ...
By SolarLab
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Romande Energy Office - Case Study
The Romande Energy Office located in Préverenges, Switserland is covered by approximately 130m² active and 11m² passive Kromatix™ grey BIPV solar glass. This photo voltaic façade done with Kromatix™ technology created a stunning coloured PV facade. This project development is a Boschetti-Architectes & Somiral & Antec ...
By Kromatix™ SA
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Butterfly solar - project in Sweden created to stand out - Case Study
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 ...
By Metsolar
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