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Torre Bassano Hotel

renovation

conservation area

© Onyx Solar
Building use: 
receptive
IPV architectural system: 
balustrade/parapet
IPV integration year: 
between 2016 and 2020
Source: 
BIPV meets History project
© Onyx Solar
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Torre Bassano Hotel

Via Bassano 1, Torre del Greco (NA), Italy

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The Torre Bassano Hotel is located between the slopes of the Vesuvius and the Tyrrhenian Sea, on a sheer cliff face that follows the shoreline. The area around the structure takes its name from an ancient watchtower that holds Roman and Pre-Roman archaeological finds. The hotel balustrades are made up of BIPV modules.

STAKEHOLDERS

IPV system designer: 

Onyx Solar

IPV components producer: 

Onyx Solar

Product type: 
modules
Address: 
C/ Río Cea 1, Ávila, Spain
Contact: 
info@onyxsolar.com +34 920 21 00 50
Web: 
https://www.onyxsolar.com/

The hotel's terraces and balconies have been equipped with glass balustrades, which incorporate thin amorphous silicon film so that the presence of photovoltaic technology is not noted. The BIPV modules create uniform surfaces, which would not be possible if installed on iron parapets.

The photovoltaic balustrades generate 11000 kWh per year. The building's consumption related to the heating, cooling, and ventilation systems is reduced by 31%.

The photovoltaic balustrades are made up of custom-made glass-glass type BIPV (Onyx Solar) modules. A thin amorphous silicon film is positioned between the safety glass on the modules, ensuring 30% semi-transparency, which allows an unobstructed view of the coastline and the Tyrrhenian Sea.

It is estimated that the energy produced prevents the emission of almost 7 tonnes of CO2 in the atmosphere. The calculated return on investment time is less than four years.

PROJECT DATA

Project type: 
renovation
Heritage constraint: 
conservation area
Building construction technique: 
pre-industrial
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BIPV SYSTEM DATA
Architectural system: 
Balustrade/parapet
Integration year: 
2018
Active material: 
Amorphous silicon
Module transparency: 
semi-transparent
Module technology: 
glass-glass, hidden PV, customized modules
System power [kWp]: 
11
System area [m²]: 
366
Module dimensions [mm]: 
1,128 x 950 x 19
Modules orientation: 
Several
Modules tilt [°]: 
90
Annual PV production [kWh]: 
11,000
IPV components producer: 

Onyx Solar

Product type: 
modules
Address: 
C/ Río Cea 1, Ávila, Spain
Contact: 
info@onyxsolar.com +34 920 21 00 50
Web: 
https://www.onyxsolar.com/
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