LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
PHOTOVOLTAIC CANOPY
Founded more than 40 years ago, La Trobe University is multiple campuses with more than 5,000 professors and researchers, 30,000 students, and five faculties. In his great commitment to care for the environment, he is committed to Onyx Solar® photovoltaic solutions.
FEASIBILITY STUDY OF CRYSTALLINE SILICON IN VICTORIA
0,01€
Energy cost
73%
Reduction in HVAC energy demands
84%
Internal rate of return
<2 years
Payback
Data:
- Total Area - 110 M2
- Electricity generated in 35 years - 418,088 kWh
- Total lighting points operating 4 hours per day in 35 years - 820 lighting points
- CO2 emmisions avoided in 35 years - 280 Tons of CO2
- Barrels of oil saved in 35 years - 246 barrels per m2
Onyx Solar® has installed a photovoltaic pergola on the university campus to provide shade and energy at the same time.
The pergola, completely designed to measure, combines several monocrystalline silicon glasses that provide the university with a total of 14,392 kWh, avoiding the emission of almost 10 Tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.