Platinamo Meaho · 2020
Solar Skywalks Ts'ebetso E Matla Ea Marangrang A Maoto
by Peter Kuczia
- Moputso oa Platinamo oa A' Design Award 2020 in Meaho
- CLIENT: Avancis GmbH
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,260,516
- Verification code 82B56D48AD · Verify this award
Colors
About Solar Skywalks Ts'ebetso E Matla Ea Marangrang A Maoto
Litoropo tse kholo tsa lefats'e - joalo ka Beijing - li na le mabatooa a mangata a fetang litseleng tse phetheselang tsa sephethe-phethe. Hangata ha li sebetse, li theola maikutlo a litoropong ka kakaretso. Morero oa baqapi oa ho roala lifaele tsa maoto ka botle, o hlahisang li-module tsa PV le ho li fetola libaka tse ntle tsa toropo ha o ts'oarehe feela empa o etsa phapang e kholo e fetohang leihlo la toropo. Liteishene tsa ho checha tsa E-koloi kapa tsa E-bike tlasa borokho ba maoto li sebelisa matla a letsatsi ka kotloloho setsing.
About the Moputso oa Platinamo oa A' Design Award
Solar Skywalks Ts'ebetso E Matla Ea Marangrang A Maoto ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Platinamo oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang ka sebele, e ntle le e khanyang. Bahapi ba Platinamo ke limakatso tsa boqapi, bopaki ba meeli ea boqapi ba kelello, mme ba bontša botsebi bo sa lekanngoeng le bohlale ba baqapi ba bona. Meralo ena e lebelletsoe ho ba mesebetsi e tsebahalang haholo e hlalosang botle ba nako, e kenyang letsoho bophelong bo botle ba sechaba mme e sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Solar Skywalks Ts'ebetso E Matla Ea Marangrang A Maoto e bontša boemo bo phahameng ba bokhabane mme ntle le pelaelo e etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo ka litšobotsi tsa eona tse molemo le tse nang le boleng. Solar Skywalks Ts'ebetso E Matla Ea Marangrang A Maoto ke mosebetsi o hapileng Moputso oa Platinamo oa A' Design Award o tsosang litakatso, o susumetsang, o thabisang mme o tsosang thabo e kholo.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This sustainable concept has been created for existing footbridges in Beijing but it is just as well to apply for any new structures in any site. With only one rectangular shape of PV panel, over 80 specific designs have been created for different urban areas of the city. The electricity harvested from the sun can be used on site for lighting, elevators or escalators. E-car and e-bike charging stations under the foot bridges utilize the locally generated solar energy directly on site.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- A design of a medium size footbridge with a medium density of panels - like "The Arches" - with its 10 rectangular portals can generate about 18,000 KWh of electricity per year. Since the electricity mix in China is very carbon-intensive, 0.7 kg CO2 per KWh of PV electricity could be saved, a total of 12,600 kg CO2.
If the electricity generated in this example would be used to operate charging stations for electric scooters (in China these are rather slow, small scooters that need about 1 kWh for 100 m), the amount of electricity generated would be sufficient for a total distance of 1,800,000 km! - Tags
- Solar Energy, BIPV, Photovoltaic, Kuczia, Sustainable Architecture
- Production Technology
- The applied thin-film CIGS photovoltaic modules produce electricity under the most unfavorable weather and site conditions. They are lightweight and very resilient. Retrievable, prefabricated mounting systems are aesthetic and easy to assembly
- Inspiration
- World's metropolises have a large number of pedestrian bridges traversing busy traffic arteries. They are often unattractive, downgrading the overall urban impression. Our idea of cladding the pedestrian bridges with aesthetic, power generating photovoltaic modules and transforming them into attractive city spots is not only sustainable , but creates a sculptural diversity that becomes an eye-catcher in the cityscape.
- Project Duration
- The project has been developed in Germany since 2018.
Two mockups built in Shanghai and Munich demonstrate the feasibility of the system, which enables the construction of effective and reliable structures even for different climate zones. - Operation Flow
- The eye-catching structures attract the attention of passers-by and this is to be used to educate about sustainability. The idea of using them as sources of informal education for sustainability is crucial to the project.
The implemented display measures will provide passing persons with information about various aspects of the use of solar energy and thus lead to a better understanding and acceptance of solar solutions. This will be beneficial to society and to the environment. - Image Credits
- Rendering: nomadd+