ROYAL COMMISSION FOR YANBU

Onyx Solar has provided Photovoltaic Glass integrated as a Photovoltaic Curtain Wall at the Environmental Safety and Control Department Building (ESCD) located in the city of Yanbu, in the Red Sea coast in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

 

 Data:

• Total Area - 57 M²
• Electricity generated in 35 years  - 395,835 kWh
• Total lighting points operating 4 hours per day in 35 years - 778 lighting points
• CO₂ emissions avoided in 35 years - 265 Tons of CO₂
• Barrels of oil saved in 35 years - 233 barrels per m²

 

Example of a feasibility study of crystalline silicon photovoltaic curtain wall in Riyadh:

 

•  Payback time  < 8.1 years

•  Internal rate of return (IRR)  13.2 %

 

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The installation has 57 m² composed of 29 Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Glass units with a glass configuration of 4+4 mm and rear tempered glass of 6 mm. Each glass unit has 60 monocrystalline solar cells of 6”.

 

All PV glass modules have a 16 mm air chamber to provide additional acoustic and thermal insulation, especially important to prevent heat transfer to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature.