solar skin

English

Noun

solar skin (plural solar skins)

1. A set of solar panels or photovoltaic cells integrated into architectural elements, such as building facades, windows, or roofing materials.
   • 2020 February 17, Lisa Cox, “Researchers claim solar efficiency breakthrough for flexible 'skin'”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-05-10:

     A flexible solar “skin” that could be used to generate power on homes, cars and phones is a step closer to development after the technology was used to break a world record for electricity conversion, researchers say.

   • 2022 June 4, Royce Kurmelovs, “Tower of power: new office building to be fully clad in solar panels in Australian first”, in The Guardian‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-06-05:

     Kennon, 34, began researching solar skin products in 2019 when he learned about the German company. Though it had been involved in projects in Europe, there had been no work to bring the product to Australia.

   • 2022 June 6, Derya Ozdemir, “An office tower with ‘solar skin’ to save 77 tons of CO2 each year”, in Interesting Engineering‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-05-10:

     Although Australia is a leading power in solar, panels clad on a tower have not been used in the country before. This is why this project will help set a new benchmark for quality, as solar skins undergo one final round of testing before they can be approved for use on other buildings.