Printed Solar Cells Canopy at Melbourne Zoo, 2016-2018.
This partnership between CSIRO and Zoos Victoria involved the design, construction and installation of a large-scale printed solar canopy demonstrator. The demonstrator was located at Melbourne Zoo until mid-2019, integrated into a pre-existing shade structure in the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect information area outside the butterfly house. This is the first example of CSIRO integrating this technology into a large-scale demonstrator in a public space.
The bespoke demonstrator design highlights the appealing aesthetics possible using unique features of this innovative solar cell technology such as colour, flexibility and semi-transparency.
After its tenure at Melbourne Zoo, the canopy was re-commissioned at CSIRO site in Clayton, Victoria where it is being used to collect valuable data on the long-term performance of this innovative solar technology in outdoor conditions.
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