George Washington University Solar Walk – Article by The Washington Post

01.07.2014

WIth the world’s first walkable solar-paneled sidewalk inaugurated in October,  George Washington University is blending science and technology with their sprawling auxiliary  campus in Ashburn, Virginia.

“The first element of this project was a solar trellis, installed in 2012. A wooden frame topped with photovoltaic panels, the structure produces an average 430 kilowatts per month of power, which flows to nearby Innovation Hall.

Then the maker of the trellis’s panels, Spain’s Onyx Solar, approached the university’s designer, Studio39 Landscape Architecture, with the sidewalk proposal. The walkable panels, which are non-slip and can withstand up to 880 pounds of pressure, had been installed on two roofs. But this is their first use on a sidewalk.”

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