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The pilot plant, created within the framework of the PVHide project, consists of modules coated with MorphoColor® technology and is capable of producing % of the energy generated by classic solar panels.
Red photovoltaics in Germany
We now have an alternative to black and blue solar panels . In the German municipality of Eppingen, solar technology changes color. The new brick red photovoltaic roof of a historic building in the city tries to blend in as closely as possible with the tiles. For a very interesting aesthetic final result.
The installation is the result of the "PVHide" research project led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE , together with the module manufacturer AxSun Solar, the development and consulting company INTERPANE and the German municipality. The goal was to develop scalable concepts for cost-effective, invisible, building-integrated photovoltaics.
MorphoColor® Technology
When combining solar energy with Phone Number List the urban environment, aesthetics matter. Especially when it comes to historic or protected buildings.
MorphoColor® has been designed and patented by Fraunhofer ISE to help photovoltaic systems integrate into their environment. A technology that allows solar panels to be colored without using pigments or inks .
The solution is inspired by the optical effect used by blue Morpho butterflies. On the wings of these animals, tiny scales specifically reflect a narrow range of wavelengths, returning a beautiful iridescent blue to the observer's eye. Scientists at the German Institute redesigned these elements by applying them to the back of the glass that covers the photovoltaic panels using a vacuum process. In this way, depending on the fine structure created, the glass can provide the color blue, green or red.
The red photovoltaic roof of Eppingen
The first practical application of this technology, as Dr. Harry Wirth explains, was carried out last year by integrating green photovoltaic modules into the façade of the high-efficiency solar cell center at the Fraunhofer ISE. The aim was to create a decorative motif, while with the new red photovoltaic roof in Eppingen the emphasis was on discreetness.
The completion of the pilot plant is an important step towards the large-scale implementation of MorphoColor®. Since the production of colored glasses, we have been able to significantly improve our understanding of optics and angular stability of colors.
The new photovoltaic modules coated with MorphoColor® always show their intense color, regardless of where the sun hits them.
Dr. Thomas Kroyer, project director at Fraunhofer ISE.
The red photovoltaic roof consists of solar modules with MorphoColor ® coating , which were installed on both roof surfaces, facing east and west.
The system offers a total power of kWp and produces at least % of the electricity that a classic rooftop photovoltaic system would generate without the special coating technology.
Red photovoltaics in Germany
We now have an alternative to black and blue solar panels . In the German municipality of Eppingen, solar technology changes color. The new brick red photovoltaic roof of a historic building in the city tries to blend in as closely as possible with the tiles. For a very interesting aesthetic final result.
The installation is the result of the "PVHide" research project led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE , together with the module manufacturer AxSun Solar, the development and consulting company INTERPANE and the German municipality. The goal was to develop scalable concepts for cost-effective, invisible, building-integrated photovoltaics.
MorphoColor® Technology
When combining solar energy with Phone Number List the urban environment, aesthetics matter. Especially when it comes to historic or protected buildings.
MorphoColor® has been designed and patented by Fraunhofer ISE to help photovoltaic systems integrate into their environment. A technology that allows solar panels to be colored without using pigments or inks .
The solution is inspired by the optical effect used by blue Morpho butterflies. On the wings of these animals, tiny scales specifically reflect a narrow range of wavelengths, returning a beautiful iridescent blue to the observer's eye. Scientists at the German Institute redesigned these elements by applying them to the back of the glass that covers the photovoltaic panels using a vacuum process. In this way, depending on the fine structure created, the glass can provide the color blue, green or red.
The red photovoltaic roof of Eppingen
The first practical application of this technology, as Dr. Harry Wirth explains, was carried out last year by integrating green photovoltaic modules into the façade of the high-efficiency solar cell center at the Fraunhofer ISE. The aim was to create a decorative motif, while with the new red photovoltaic roof in Eppingen the emphasis was on discreetness.
The completion of the pilot plant is an important step towards the large-scale implementation of MorphoColor®. Since the production of colored glasses, we have been able to significantly improve our understanding of optics and angular stability of colors.
The new photovoltaic modules coated with MorphoColor® always show their intense color, regardless of where the sun hits them.
Dr. Thomas Kroyer, project director at Fraunhofer ISE.
The red photovoltaic roof consists of solar modules with MorphoColor ® coating , which were installed on both roof surfaces, facing east and west.
The system offers a total power of kWp and produces at least % of the electricity that a classic rooftop photovoltaic system would generate without the special coating technology.
