INGENIUM MUSEUM

 

Onyx Solar has provided Photovoltaic Glass integrated as a Photovoltaic Curtain Wall at Ingenium Centre (next to Canada Science &Technology Museum) located in Ottawa, in the Canadian province of Ontario.

 

 

 

Data:

• Total Area - 47 M²
• Electricity generated in 35 years  - 42,442 KWh
• Total lighting points operating 4 hours per day in 35 years - 83 lighting points
• CO₂ emissions avoided in 35 years - 7 Tons of CO₂
• Barrels of oil saved in 35 years - 25 barrels per m²

 

Example of a feasibility study of amorphous silicon photovoltaic curtain wall in Ottawa:

 

•  Payback time  < 14.1 years

•  Internal rate of return (IRR)  6.2 %

 

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The installation has 47 m² (506 sqft) composed of 18 medium transparency Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Glass modules with a glass configuration of 6+3+6 mm. All of those modules have a 16 mm air chamber to provide additional acoustic and thermal insulation, which is especially important to help maintain a comfortable indoor temperature in such a cold Canadian climate.