Integrated Photovoltaic Articles
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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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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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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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University of Illinois - Case Study
The University of Illinois has multiple buildings with high power requirements like any other college campuses or universities. The grid purchasing costs for them consists of energy charging and demand charging, and demand becomes a large part of their bill when they use a lot of power over a short period of time. The university was committed to showcasing application of renewable ...
By TROES Corp.
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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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Tarawa solar ybrid farm Republic of Kiribati, Central pacific island
Production: 500 kWp of photovoltaic production with Vergnet’s Hybrid Wizard® Total power: 500 kWp Commissioned: September 2015 Operations and Maintenance: Vergnet SA Solar Hybrid Solutions and Cost Savings for Tarawa The projects form part of the UAE’s support for economic and social development of Pacific island nations, while also showcasing the ...
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OPV Solar Trees at EXPO 2015, ARGE OPV Consortium for German BMBF Case Study
It sounds like science fiction: a feather-light solar generator hangs above a public space, its light, swaying form casting a pattern of shadows like leaves on a tree. But it’s real: individual solar cells are suspended from a net of steel cables, generating electricity at the same time as casting shade on the space below and protecting it from the elements. And it’s eye-catching, ...
By Opvius GmbH
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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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Printed OPV solar umbrellas, Apolda, Germany Case Study
The Thüringen State Horticultural Show will be opening in Apolda at the end of April with the slogan “Blossoms and so much more in Apolda”. At the same time, the state of Thüringen will be inaugurating its “Climate Pavilion” which will initially serve as an exhibition area for the State Horticultural Show and will later be used for other events in ...
By Opvius GmbH
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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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Noor Midelt winner optimizes CSP trough, storage to hit record price
An EDF-led group has won the Noor Midelt I project in Morocco with an integrated parabolic trough CSP-PV design which uses multiple energy storage types in a new efficiency breakthrough, TSK, the project's EPC and technology supplier, told New Energy Update. On May 21, Morocco awarded the Noor Midelt I CSP-PV project to a consortium led by France's EDF at a new record low price of 68 ...
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Inauguration of an innovative foldable solar roof in Switzerland
Since September 7, 2017, an innovative solar roof of the public utility “IBC Energie Wasser Chur” has supplied the municipal sewage treatment plant with renewable energy. HORIZON is a movable light weight construction system which can be folded and is based on ropeway technology. The modules can be retracted automatically and thus are best protected against storm, snow and hail. ...
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Solar Energy Advantages and Disadvantages
Electricity is essential to every household. But what happens to those households in remote areas where electrification on the grid is not possible? The off grid home solar power system becomes very important in providing electricity in such homes. It is a stand-alone photovoltaic system which offers a cost-effective means of delivering a facility for lighting and appliances in the rural homes. ...
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Solar Plus Energy Storage - A guide to maximizing production and profit with a DC converter
Traditional storage plus solar (PV) applications have involved the coupling of independent storage and PV inverters at an AC bus, or alternatively the use of multi-input hybrid inverters. Here we will examine how a new cost-effective approach of coupling energy storage to existing PV arrays with a DC-to-DC converter can help maximize production and profi ts for existing and new utility-scale ...
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Case study - Glass Roof
Glass roof - Donnington Park Hotel System kWp: 7.68 Area: 86 m2 Inverter: Fronius IG Plus 60V-1 Modules Used: PS-CT-64 20% transparent Polysolar helped design a fully integrated transparent PV roof on a new build garage in Leicestershire using our new PS-CT 20% transparent panels and GB-SOL RIS system. Objective: Provide a fully integrated transparent solar PV roof on a new build garage to ...
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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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Case study - Transparent Solar Bus Shelter
London - Canary Wharf System kWp: 2.8 kWp Area: 36 m2 Inverter: Solis mini 1000 Modules Used: PS-CT-64/48 In collaborating with Marshalls and the Canary Wharf Group, Polysolar designed an innovative new, transparent solar bus shelter at Canary Wharf. The solar PV is integrated within the structure which not only provides shelter from the elements but is also expected to generate enough ...
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Closing The California Clean Energy Divide
Reducing Electric Bills in Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing with Solar+Storage Executive Summary BATTERY STORAGE IS EMERGING AS AN effective new strategy for reducing electricity costs for affordable multifamily rental housing in California. Battery storage systems not only provide economic returns today, they can also preserve the value of solar in an evolving policy and regulatory ...
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Sunny Boy Storage is affordable and also flexible applicable
Independent and affordable electricity supply for your home – until now that was not feasible from a technical perspective. But that’s exactly what the new SMA battery inverter Sunny Boy Storage offers. In March, the inverter has been honored with the Innovation Prize at the PV symposium Bad Staffelstein. Volker Wachenfeld, Executive Vice President of the SMA Offgrid & Storage ...
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