Featured in Fork to the future – 09-2021

Urban solar

Buildings are considered to be a major driver of emissions. In addition to the predicted billions of square meters of space that will be built across the world over the next decade, most developments standing today will still be around in 2050. Thus, retrofitting existing structures is seen as a key sustainability target. In the fourth quarter of 2021, pv magazine’s UP Initiative will focus on the role that solar and energy storage can play in greening the world’s urban spaces.

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Becky Beetz

07 Sep 2021

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Humans spend much of their time inside. Buildings are key to our daily lives and significantly impact our health and well-being. Most also have substantial carbon footprints, employing heavy use of fossil fuels from their construction, through use and demolition phases. According to Project Drawdown, a nonprofit organization established in 2013 under a collaborative effort …

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