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Solarwatt: PV powers Terraced Tower in Rotterdam

The 110-metre-high block, housing 334 private apartments, features 216 Solarwatt Vision 60M glass-glass modules, mounted on a concrete and steel roof. As high-rise buildings have proportionally small roofs, solar cells were also installed on walls, in a façade comprising 111 Solarwatt Construct glass-glass modules.

Commissioned in April and installed in May, the PV plant has a total output of 103 kWp, or 93,000 kWh per year. The system saved 9624.43 kg of CO2 in emissions between 10 May and 19 July, corresponding to 289 planted trees – and the trend is rising.

111 Solarwatt Construct glass-glass modules are also integrated in a facade.

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111 Solarwatt Construct glass-glass modules are also integrated in a facade.

Kees Nielen, Commercial Director of the project manager Energy The Office, said: "Working with Solarwatt is great. They deliver beautiful products and are one of the few suppliers who provide the type of robust panels required for this tower.

“Their glass-to-glass panels are 100% approved to use at this height against all extreme weather conditions such as wind."

216 Solarwatt Vision 60M glass-glass modules are mounted on a concrete and steel roof.

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216 Solarwatt Vision 60M glass-glass modules are mounted on a concrete and steel roof.

Others involved were the project developer BESIX Constructing, InstallatieTechniek Louwer – responsible for power supply in the building, and Technea Duurzaam, a specialist in sustainable installation technology.

Power produced by the building-integrated solar PV (‘BIPV’) installation will serve central functions such as elevators and in communal areas of the Terraced Tower. (hcn)