The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) arm of Moser Baer Solar has installed a solar application that converts glass windows, front facades and exteriors into solar panels that capture sunlight and convert it into power.
Using this technology, called building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV), the Moser Baer arm has converted the exterior façade on the front of the Jubilee Hills shopping complex in Hyderabad into solar panels to erect a 1.8 kwp solar application.
These panels generate electricity to meet the power requirements in the corridors of the shopping complex, the company said in a statement.
“The commissioning of the building integrated photovoltaic application in India heralds the arrival of this new age technology which would allow commercial buildings to increase the use of renewable source energy in an aesthetic manner,” the statement said.
KN Subramaniam, chief executive of Moser Baer said, “The photovoltaic applications were no longer stand alone solar panels but could be a combination of sun and structures that led to opportunities to convert windows, exteriors and other integrated applications into solar panels in a commercially viable manner.
