
Streetcar CarbarN Training CeNTER
PHOTOVOLTAIC CANOPY
Designed by ZGF Architects, this new Car Barn Training Center located in the Washington, D.C. area incorporates a photovoltaic canopy using Onyx Solar’s mono-crystalline Silicon glass on glass units.

FEASIBILITY STUDY OF CRYSTALLINE SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC CANOPY IN WASHINGTON
<0,01€
Energy cost
29%
Reduction in HVAC energy demands
68%
Internal Rate of Return
<1 year
Payback
Data:
Total Area - 69 M2
Electricity generated in 35 years - 208,761 kWh
Total lighting points operating 4 hours per day in 35 years - 410 lighting points
CO2 emmisions avoided in 35 years - 140 Tons of CO2
Barrels of oil saved in 35 years - 123 barrels per m2
The PV Glass make up consists of two layers of 5/16” fully tempered glass with 36x 6” cells embedded in between them. The glass design comes with drills to accommodate spider fittings, and the total system size is 5.76 kWp.

Client: District of Columbia Department of Transportation
Architect: ZGF Architects
General Contractor: Solar Solution, LLC.