MELBOURNE, Australia – An under-construction building in Australia will be the first to be equipped with a ‘solar facade’ that will help it generate more power than it needs, New Atlas reported.
With the world looking for means of meeting its energy demands without emitting carbon dioxide, renewables like solar are picking up steam more than ever. Technology adoption rates are on the rise, and companies are also coming up with innovative ways to incorporate the technology into our daily lives without making them stick out like sore thumbs.
For instance, the solar roof from Tesla provides a clean look for your house without having to bother installing standard-sized solar panels. But why limit yourself to the roof, when solar panels can make up the entire facade of your building? That’s what Australia-based design studio Kennon plans to do.
The end result of all this hard work and persistence will be the 550 Spencer, an eight-story building with a north facade consisting of 1,182 solar panels that have the appearance and thickness of regular glass panes but those that function like solar panels.
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