St Andrews Cathedral, Sydney

Building Project: Chapter House Canopy, St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.

• Building products supplied by Hume: Onyx Solar glass - amorphous silicon building integrated photovoltaic (BiPV) medium transparency panels, which will lead to a nominal power of 2.3 kWp, while providing shade and shelter.
• Builder: Stephen Edwards Constructions
• Installer: Smart Commercial Solar
• Location: St Andrew's Cathedral, George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.
• Completion Date: 2021

Data:

• Total Area - 70 M²
• Electricity generated in 35 years  - 97,230 kWh
• Total lighting points operating 4 hours per day in 35 years - 191 lighting points
•  CO₂ emmisions avoided in 35 years - 65 Tons of CO₂
• Barrels of oil saved in 35 years - 57 barrels per m²

^{* Data supplied by Onyx Solar.}

Onyx Solar at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney

Spain's Onyx Solar is the world's leading manufacturer of transparent photovoltaic (PV) glass for buildings.

This solar glass product provided the perfect solution for the St Andrew’s Chapter House project, a joint project between St Andrew's Cathedral School and the Cathedral. Whereas the installation of conventional solar panels on the Cathedral roof or exterior would represent a significant change to the heritage superstructure, Onyx’s solar glass panels can be installed wherever conventional glass or facade and roofing materials can be used. 

Using Onyx glass panels, a solar power transparent glass canopy could be constructed over the courtyard between the Cathedral and the adjoining Chapter House building, thus offsetting the electricity used to power the air conditioner. The amorphous silicon building integrated photovoltaic (BiPV) medium transparency panels will lead to a nominal power of 2.3 kWp, while providing shade and shelter.

VIDEO: Solar glass being installed at St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney.

 

 

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