SONAE SIERRA CONTINENTE SHOPPING CENTER
PHOTOVOLTAIC SKYLIGHT
Sonae Sierra, a leading company in shopping and entertainment centers in Portimão, Portugal, already enjoys our photovoltaic solar glass.
The Continent Shopping Center has the objective of increasing eco-efficiency with increasingly efficient management of its resources and promoting the control of the environmental impacts resulting from its commercial activities.
FEASIBILITY STUDY OF CRYSTALLINE SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC SKYLIGHT IN PORTUGAL
<0,03€
Energy cost
68%
Reduction in HVAC energy demands
29,7%
Internal Rate of Return
<3 years
Payback
Data:
Total Area - 254 M2
Electricity generated in 35 years - 883,788 kWh
Total lighting points operating 4 hours per day in 35 years - 1,736lighting points
CO2 emmisions avoided in 35 years - 592 Tons of CO2
Barrels of oil saved in 35 years - 520 barrels per m2
The existing glass in a skylight been replaced by an area of 254 square meters of multidimensional crystalline silicon photovoltaic glass.
It provides 900 MWh of clean and free energy to the building, in addition to feeding 1,800 points of light
