Self-Sustaining Canopy Powers Museum
The Energy Roof is a design project for the University of Perugia, featuring a canopy in the center of the Italian city covered in transparent photovoltaic cells. Paired with a system of wind turbines underneath the solar panels, the Energy Roof will generate enough energy to power the museum-like passage underneath covering the history of Perugia.
[via Buzz Beast]
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| TOPICS: | Arts & Culture, Design & Architecture, Environmental / Green |
| TAGS: | italy, solar power, Sustainability, Wind power |
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