Building’s Skin as Electricity Generator and Lighting
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Architecture and Global Warming kWh and Renewable Energy Potential is 1,002,599 kWh per year with the use of high efficiency photovoltaic system. The design of NERCSD Nanopanels just by increasing the surface area of PV system through the use of Transparent Graphene Solar Cells, increased the annual Renewable Energy Potential by Âź to 1,253,249 kWh. This increased by itself as compared to the total energy consumption of the building per year that is 1,200,000 kWh, demonstrates that NERCSD is Carbon Neutral and Energy Plus. (This calculation and analysis are based on Autodesk Revit Energy Analysis) In addition, if nanotechnology as its promised can improve and enhance the efficiency of solar cells, NRECSD also can provide the electricity for the neighbor buildings. In 30 years owner/owners of NERCSD will save 2 million dollars just by meeting their own need of energy consumption. Other considerable factors are that the type of solar cells used in the building are cheaper than silicon based solar cells and are more efficient.