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BOAT ON THE LAKE OF SANABRIA
PHOTOVOLTAIC CANOPY
The “Helios-Sanabria” is the first wind- and solar-powered catamaran in the world, and features the latest technology to perform didactic and pleasure excursions on the Lake of Sanabria in Zamora, Spain.
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FEASIBILITY STUDY OF CRYSTALLINE SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC CANOPY IN WASHINGTON
<0,01€
Energy cost
77%
Reduction in HVAC energy demands
51%
Internal Rate of Return
<2 years
Payback
Data:
Total Area - 3 M2
Electricity generated in 35 years - 32,246 kWh
Total lighting points operating 4 hours per day in 35 years - 63 lighting points
CO2 emmisions avoided in 35 years - 22 Tons of CO2
Barrels of oil saved in 35 years - 19 barrels per m2
The catamaran features several green crystalline silicon photovoltaic glass modules by Onyx Solar®, with a semitransparency degree of 38%.
This vessel is 100% environmentally-friendly, with zero emissions, waste, effluents and zero decibels in the environmental noise rating.
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Client: District of Columbia Department of Transportation
Architect: ZGF Architects
General Contractor: Solar Solution, LLC.