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Tanjong Pagar tower, the tallest building in Singapore, will have a photovoltaic glass canopy located at the entrance of the building. Onyx Solars
photovoltaic glass, with a 10% transparency level, will allow the building to generate its own electricity from the sun. This energy efficiency measure has
been projected to achieve the Greenmark accreditation, as well as LEED Platinum certificate for the building.
Onyx Solar has developed ,together with the American construction company GH Phipps , the Science Pyramid at Denver Botanic Gardens.
The project with pyramidal shape is comprised of hexagonal photovoltaic glass using crystalline silicon with a 100% customized design.
Located right in the middle of Singapores financial district, the tower has been designed by the New Yorker architectural firm SOM, and it is being
developed by the Korean multinational company Samsung.
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Onyx Solar will transform The AmericanAirlines Arena, home
of the Miami HEAT, into an awesome solar pavilion. The circular photovoltaic skylights in
the entrance will alllow the stadium to generate 34.546 kWh/year.
Apple opts for Onyx Solar's technology for its new and iconic flagship located in San Francisco. This project, designed by the world famous architectural
firm Foster+Partners, would be a two-story, silver, box-shaped building with a floor-to-ceiling glass faade and light-filled walls.
Onyx Solar's technology has contributed to the AmericanAirlines Arena to became the first sports and entertainment facility in the world to receive
the LEED Gold recertification.
The integration area is located on the top of the roof as a coplanar aesthetic solution but incorporating sustainable measures thanks to our crystalline
silicon modules.
Architect: SP Arquitectura
Client: ING Direct
ING DIRECT, the largest online bank in the world, opted for Onyx Solars technology integrating a photovoltaic skylight in the central garden of their
office building in Madrid.
The 230 sqm skylight is comprised of glazing units of amorphous silicon with a 20% semitransparency level. This allows natural light transmission to the
inner courtyard, filtering at the same time the ultraviolet and infrared radiation, preventing damages to the inside furniture, to people, and preventing
the greenhouse effect so common in glass buildings.
The retrofit of the Mediterranea Terina Foundations buildings in Calabria is very unique, and sets a milestone for Onyx Solar. This is due to the fact that
the complex has 3,000 sqm of photovoltaic glass integrated in different places: skylight, walkable floor, parking lot and an elevator with panoramic
views.
The Mediterranea Terina Foundation is a center of excellence dedicated, among other activities, to the research and knowledge of the food industry
through a network of Italian and foreign universities.
This photovoltaic skylight, developed by Onyx Solar for the City Hall of Conil, has more than 94 sqm. A low-e glass was chosen for this project since it
allows natural light transmission. Its installed capacity is 12,2 kWp and generates more than 19,144 kWh per year.
Onyx Solar has installed its first photovoltaic backyard wall in a residential house in Avila, Spain.
The glass installed is very innovative, since it is comprised of frosted and anti-reflective glass with photovoltaic properties. Due to these properties, it is
able to generate clean and free energy form the sun, and at the same time, it diffuses light transmission providing privacy and comfort to the users.
The project developed in Mohammed VI Polytechnic University sets a new milestone for Onyx Solar. The photovoltaic canopy installed is comprised of
custom-made photovoltaic glass of crystalline silicon. Every glazing unit has the capacity of producing a peak power of 160 Wp/sqm, which means
16% efficiency. This is an extremely high efficiency level in the solar industry.
The International Airport of Viracopos-Campinas, represents Onyxs largest project in South America. It includes 33 photovoltaic skylights installed on
the roof. This constructive PV solution has been configured by means of semitransparent low-e, photovoltaic glass that filters out UV and IR radiation,
enhancing both thermal and acoustic insulation. The total installed capacity reaches 153 kWp covering a total area of 34,875 sqm. This airport will be
used by over 15 million passengers yearly, which will make it one of the largest and most modern airports in South America.
Onyx Solar has installed an innovative curtain wall of crystalline silicon technology in the biggest rehabilitation center in Patagonia. This technology
allows the generation of electricity and its storage for later use. Thanks to the glass transparency, the homogeneous passage of light inside the building
becomes possible, avoiding the needs for artificial lighting and the energy consumption derived from it.
Onyx Solar has worked together with the French company SPIE in the retrofit of the historical building Le Petit Echo de la Mode, located in Brittany and
considered a National Heritage due to its memory of the evolution of our society over the last century.
The installation of a photovoltaic skylight in the building, comprised of 10% semi-transparent, low-e, photovoltaic glass, allows the building to generate
more than 42 kWh per sqm yearly.
Before
Onyx Solars photovoltaic glass has been installed in the building's faade as a curtain wall capable of generating more than 3,000 kWh per year. This
low-emissive glass, made of amorphous silicon, was designed in a large format and it is able to save up to 50% in the HVAC expenses of the building.
The new GDRs headquarters, located in the province of Malaga, Spain, has been designed to become a Center for Social, Economic
andEnvironmental Innovation.
Onyx Solar has completed the first photovoltaic faade in Mexico for the headquarters of FEMSA, the most important bottling plant of Coca-Cola as
well as the biggest one in the world. A double skin made of photovoltaic glass held by a metal framing was designed for this project. About 400 largesize PV glasses were manufactured with amorphous silicon technology in gray color. This faade respects the architectonic and aesthetic values of
the building and generates 17,223 kWh per year, while it avoids the emission of 7 tons of CO2 annually into the atmosphere.
The LUCIA (Lanzadera Universitaria de Centros de Investigacin Aplicada) building is part of the compound of the Miguel Delibes Campus of the
University of Valladolid. It is a net zero-energy building because all the energy required for its functioning comes from renewable energies.
This innovative photovoltaic skylight, the largest in the world, has been installed as a second skin over the traditional, existing skylight on the rooftop of
the new Novartis Headquarters. It comprises 820 units of photovoltaic glass with crystalline perforated solar cells that allow a more homogeneous light
transmission into the building. This project has been awarded as the Best Regional Project in New York 2014 by the prestigious magazine ENR.
The semi-transparent photovoltaic glass of the system has been incorporated in the skylights to provide daylighting and free electricity from the sun,
approx. 5,552 kWh/year. The building avoids 3.7 Tons of CO2 to be released into the atmosphere. It is the most sustainable building in Europe and the
Northern Hemisphere with 98 LEED PLATINIUM credits.
This innovative technology contributes to the production of 273,135 kWh per year, equivalent to the lighting of more than 600 homes and a reduction
of more than 186 tons of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere.
The George Washington University (GWU) recently partnered with Onyx Solar to install the first-ever walkable, solar photovoltaic sidewalk in the world,
located at GW's Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia. The sidewalk includes slip-resistant and semi-translucent glazing that
converts solar radiation into electricity with the use of semiconductors.
This solution, installed in the commons of the University, consists of a combination of two types of semi-transparent photovoltaic glass modules (84 in
total), which were customized to perfectly meet the architectural needs of the project. This BIPV solution generates 4,800 kWh/year.
The total power installed is 42 Wp per sqm and it generates 510 kWh per year, enough electricity to feed the LED lighting system that illuminates the
floor. This is a benchmark project that reflects the mentality of a venerable institution such as the GWU, which is always looking for new technologies
and sustainable practices for a greener future.
Arcadia University is a private university founded in 1853 and located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The university has a 4,000 co-educational student
population and from a historical point of view, it is one of the most sustainability-concerned Campuses in the Unites States.
Onyx Solar has participated in the integration of a photovoltaic facade and floor for the SML system 2012, that was designed by students and
researchers from the Architecture and Engineering School at the CEU University. This project was awarded with the second prize for Innovation. Both
photovoltaic architectural solutions were configured using opaque, laminated photovoltaic glass which allows the building to generate over 4,493
kWh per year.
As part of the modernization of an industrial building of the XIX Century, a colorful skylight was incorporated into the Project. Double and triple
laminated photovoltaic glasses were chosen for this project, improving the acoustic and thermal insulation of the building. This skylight generates 71
kWh per sqm yearly.
This project is the result of the retrofitting of the skyllight in Bejar's Traditional Market, located in Bejar (Salamanca).
This project, developed for the co-founder of Yahoo Jerry Yang, consists of the delivery 319 photovoltaic double laminated glazing units based on
monocrystalline Silicon active material to be integrated for a BIPV canopy.
The new skylight of this traditional market has 175 sqm of photovoltaic insulating glazing units, fully integrated into the building. This skylight is able
to generate 8,811 kWh/year and it prevents over 5.6 tons of CO2/year to be released into the atmosphere.
The Azurmendi Restaurant not only has obtained the LEED Gold Certification but also has been awarded as the most sustainable restaurant in the
world in 2014. The project, with more than 5,382 sqm of photovoltaic glass integrated as a curtain wall and as a skylight, is considered one of the most
distinguish solutions of photovoltaic integration in Europe. The solution generates 30,347 kWh per year and prevents the emission of 11 tons of CO2 into
the atmosphere.
Onyx Solar installed a photovoltaic skylight within the retrofit of the Balear Port Authoritys building in Mallorca, Spain. The solution incorporated low-e
photovoltaic glass which controls daylighting and enhances both its thermal and acoustic insulation. Total installed power was 6,048 Wp which leads
to 8,709 kWh/year generated.
The SML House, designed by CEU Cardenal Herrera University for the Solar Decathlon Competition in 2010, was awarded as first of its class for
industrialization and market feasibility. Onyx Solar participated in the project with the integration of a photovoltaic faade combined with Corian
(Dupont) for an aesthetic finish, and it generates 4,188 kWh per year.
The Cabinet House, installed at the Maxxi Museum of Rome, is one of the most emblematic projects of the Iranian architect Zaha Hadid and it was
selected as the best building in the world in 2010. There were installed triple laminated glass units for the skylight and double laminated ones for the
faade. Both solutions provide a total of 929 kWh per year.
Photovoltaic Canopy in the elderly home "Centro de Mayores Primavera", in Coslada. Onyx Solar supplied and installed 48 units of opaque
photovoltaic glass of amorphous silicon, with an unitary power of 85 Wp.
The photovoltaic canopy at BART Station in Union City, CA., consists of 800 photovoltaic glass/glass crystalline BIPV lites leading to a installed power of
150 kWp, generating 247,680 kWh per year and avoiding the emission of 120 tons of CO2/year.
The 16 mm laminated BIPV lites are frit patterned on the rear side providing an undeniable aesthetic appearance. This is considered one of the largest
BIPV projects carried out in the United States and it was featured
Client: EUROPARQUES
The City Council of Barcelona, committed to sustainability, will install three photovoltaic canopies with crystalline silicon in one of the major parks of the
city.
The catamaran named Helios-Sanabria, is a 100% environmentally friendly boat, which has Onyx Solars photovoltaic glass using crystalline silicon
technology.
This is a boat that relies exclusively on solar and wind energy to propel it through the lake of Sanabria, in the Northwestern province of Zamora in Spain.
Client: Boots
The new headquarters of Eastern Bank in Dhaka include an amorphous silicon photovoltaic faade of 500 sqm that will make the building more
sustainable and efficient.
Boots, the main pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom and Ireland, has a photovoltaic curtain wall in their main offices in UK as a showroom.
This allows a homogenous light transmission into the building, reducing the needs for artificial lighting, and insulating the building thermally and
acoustically.
The curtain wall is composed of modules of glass with different transparency levels. This will help the company study in-situ the reduction of energy
consumption, thanks to a new building material that has great aesthetic appeal.
Client: Bursagaz
This project, located in Torre del Greco, was carried out in collaboration with Enel Green Power. It is a benchmark for Onyx Solar as it incorporates 300
semi-transparent laminated, safety glass units, creating a highly efficient photovoltaic balustrade.
This brand new photovoltaic solution, which was tailor-made for the customer, incorporates an anti-reflective coating and went through all the
impact resistance testing successfully, so safety and views are fully guaranteed.
Bursagaz, one of the most important Turkish gas companies, will have a new headquarter which is aiming to obtain the LEED Gold rating.
Onyx Solar is responsible of developing originality in the design by superimposing a mosaic double skin onto the faade. The glass, featuring crystalline
silicon, will have 20% transparency, allowing the generation of more than 5,103 kWh per year.
This project consists of a photovoltaic skylight installation at the Naval Base of Rota, in Cadiz (Spain). This Navy station is part of the NAVFAC belonging
to the US government.
The retrofit of the "Hospital Marqus de Valdecilla" in Santander has been developed by Ferrovial, one of the world's leading infrastructure operators
committed to sustainability.
The photovoltaic skylight will be part of a large covered courtyard and will have about 80 modules of crystalline silicon photovoltaic glass. The total
installed power will be 18,330 Wp.
The three photovoltaic curtain walls installed in these buildings are composed of photovoltaic glass with mono-crystalline silicon. Each glass has an
efficiency of 153 Wp per sqm.
The "Casa de Bambu" was awarded as the best urban practice of 2010. It consists of a photovoltaic skylight covered with bamboo, so that besides
contributing to the landscape with its aesthetics, it allows controlling the solar radiation while providing the building with thermal, acoustic and visual
insulation that protects it against rain, wind and high temperatures.
This photovoltaic skylight, located in Alziras Town Hall, in Valencia (Spain), is composed of triple laminated glass units with a 10% transparency level.
This solution generates 7,420 kWh per year and avoids the emissions of 2 tons of CO2 annually.
This building, designed on the basis of bioclimatic concepts, produces 1,103 kWh per year and it avoids 0.78 tons of CO2 emissions.
This project is part of the retrofit of San Anton Market, located in Madrid city center, where a 168 sqm skylight composed of photovoltaic glass has
been totally integrated into the building.
Onyx Solar designed and developed the ventilated photovoltaic faade for the Pfizer-University of Granada-Junta de Andaluca Center for
Genomic and Oncologic Research (GENyO in Spanish). The 7,535 sqm faade combines three different types of glasses: two white, conventional
serigraphic glass and a third one, sizing 2.5 x 1 meters photovoltaic glass, specially customized for this project. Thus, the PV technology is integrated in
an aesthetic manner replacing conventional materials such as glass, ceramics or stone, with a great final result.
The system generates 7,448 kWh per year while it adds bioclimatic multifunctional properties, such as the filtering of harmful solar radiation, or acoustic
and thermal insulation provided by the double glazing. It has been selected as a reference project by the European Commission.
Integration of a photovoltaic canopy in the well-known district of Gracia in Barcelona by the architect Jean Porsche. This unit consists of poly-crystalline
glazing, 30% see-thru, that generates 11,710 kWh per year and avoids the emission of 7 tons of CO2.
Onyx Solar has participated in the retrofit of the Gotarrendura Shelter with the integration of photovoltaic glass in windows and door, generating 230
kWh per year. Thanks to this installation, the local community was awarded in Seoul (South Korea) with the Livcom Award that recognizes good
environmental practices and local sustainable communities. It is the only award that recognizes local communities, focused in the environmental
management and the creation of livable cities.
The Black Box consists of the integration of a photovoltaic ventilated faade in Onyx Solar Headquarters with an active surface of 3,014sqm. 135 units
of laminated 20% transparent glass and 175 opaque ones have been installed, reaching 12,685 kWh/year. This faade makes ithe office one of the
most efficient buildings in the region
Onyx Solar is a
European company
that develops and
manufactures
transparent
photovoltaic glass,
which is capable of
generating free and
clean electricity
from the sun.
Onyx has been a preferential technological partner in this project, developing a highly
innovative solution, such as the photovoltaic skylights, a very attractive system from the
point of view of the sustainable construction and the LEED certification.
Metrotek and Onyx developed an highly skilled team to successfully complete the
challenges of the Novartis B 337 BIPV skylight project. It was an absolute pleasure for
Metrotek to integrate with Onyx and hope to work with them again sometime in the
future"
We did count on Onyx as subcontractor for Novartis BIPV skylight project. Being a fast
track project, Onyx did an outstanding job and finished product under difficult logistics
and weather conditions. I would recommend counting on this firm for highly specialized
BIPV glazing solutions
Onyx Solar provided Arcadia University an integrated photovoltaic brise soleil which
enhanced sustainability's awareness among the students; they did a great job and we
would recommend them for projects involving innovative and high quality building
integrated photovoltaics"
Working with Onyx on this project has been a very good experience. Both companies
have faced the challenge of developing the first photovoltaic glass faade in Mexico
in a record time and the outcome has been very successful. As in any project, counting
on first-class and specialized companies is a guarantee of success."
When we needed hexagonal photovoltaic glass, Onyx was the only company that
could produce it"
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