Solar panel architecture

Image 6 of 41 from gallery of Welcome to the Jungle House / CplusC Architectural Workshop. Photograph by Murray Fredericks

The Solar Revolution installed 3.6-kilowatt photovoltaic solar panels on top of the carport, which sports a board-formed concrete exterior and a cedar-slat-and-plywood interior. Tagged: Exterior, Flat RoofLine, and House Building Type.

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File this at the top of our want-to-build list: a solar panel carport. This design helps reduce energy needs and it looks stylish, too.

Miller Hull Partnership and Lord Aeck Sargent have designed the Kendeda Building to generate more electricity and recycle more water than it needs.

German panel maker Sonnenstromfabrik has developed a glass-glass monocrystalline PV module in three versions offering different levels of transparency. The company says the transparency feature makes the panels suitable for verandas, pergolas, awnings, carports, swimming pools, halls and facades. Their power output varies from 160 W to 280 W, while their efficiency ranges from 9.5% to 16.7%.

Not content with a roof completely covered in photovoltaics, the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia has covered the Solar House 2.0's south facade with solar panels, angled optimally for harvesting solar energy.

the smartflower all-in-one photovoltaic system takes the form of a flower, with solar panel ‘petals’ that automatically unfurl when the sun rises.

A new arts center shows how to make solar panels look good, without camouflaging them.

Thanks to these innovations and the public’s growing appreciation for clean power, photovoltaic façades are finally having their moment in the sun.