The AU$200 million (US$153 million), 48-storey, mixed-use building in Melbourne\u2019s CBD is due to be completed later this month but already Beulah is claiming the 42 kW solar PV system installed on the tower\u2019s core walls is the largest and most efficient vertical solar facility in Australia, declaring it will outperform buildings with similar vertical solar power plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The installation comprises 128 Trina Solar HoneyBlack DD06M.05(II) 325 W modules. The modules have been installed on the core walls of the tower and cover 158m\u00b2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melbourne-based essential services provider b.energy was responsible for the design and construction and operations and maintenance of the system and opted for what is labelled a \u2018verticality renewables strategy,\u2019 as a way to overcome limited space on the roof of the tower<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.Energy chairman James Dunstan said the 42kW system outperforms similar developments in terms of emission reduction, cost reduction and green energy sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe combination of a painted lift core and stylish HoneyBlack modules has not only markedly complemented the building design aesthetics but will assist in reducing common property electricity costs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhilst electricity production would generally be closer to circa 56 MWh [per year] for flat or degree-mounted systems, generating circa 30 MWh far exceeds the renewables that could otherwise be achieved on the constrained rooftop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n