Solar Energy Can Provide Countless Possibility for Urban Energy Conservation

(China Glass Network) Solar energy contains infinite energy, appearance of solar PV glass can also provide countless possibility for urban energy conservation. High-rises that can collect solar energy There are 3000-4000 high-rises in Shanghai now, external wall of the buildings is a huge resource can be taken advantage of. Solar PV glass is one kind of the glass in the test and the project has been submitted to the government. Solar PV glass looks the same as the common glass, which ensures the vision effect. The use of Solar PV glass may bring large-scale promotion for numerical value of the world’s tallest building. Combination of the PV and Subway The grassland on the top of a subway in Germany is spread with solar PV cells to provide energy for the subway during operation. There is also same equipment in the subway exit of Kao-hsiung. If the equipment can be installed in Shanghai, it will help save large amount of operating cost for the subway. However, the installation cost is also a big problem. Experts of the industry suggest that new subway construction in other cities can add design for PV equipment installation. Development of energy storage technology add value for PV industry Relying on sunlight is also a "weakness” of PV solar industry, with the development of energy storage technology, operation of the subway in cloudy and rainy days can also be guaranteed. China has been in the top list of global PV industry for year, the number of domestic PV application project is few, however. One of the reasons is that there is no appropriate project for PV application. Both the high-rise glass and “PV subway” can bring new opportunity for development of PV industry and change the energy pattern relying on coal resource. Source: GlassInChina