Does Google have a dragon scale solar panel?

Dragon scale tiles on a building at Google's Silicon Valley campus. One of Google’s newest buildings is using a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) product called Dragonscale, which is manufactured by European solar panel company SunStyle. And it is gorgeous.

What are the 'Dragonscale' photovoltaic panels?

The 'dragonscale' photovoltaic panels are 50,000 small, silver-colored panels covering the sprawling canopies on each building. They are shaped to optimize the times they can generate solar power throughout the day.

How do Dragonscale solar panels work?

These panels coupled with the pavilion-like rooflines let us capture the power of the sun from multiple angles. Unlike a flat roof, which generates peak power at the same time of the day, our dragonscale solar skin will generate power during an extended amount of daylight hours.

What is 'Dragonscale' solar skin?

Earlier this year, we shared our plans for ‘dragonscale’ solar skin — a first-of-its kind design made up of 90,000 silver solar panels with the capacity to generate nearly 7 megawatts of energy.

How many solar panels will a Silicon Valley campus have?

The internet giant, which also is a world-leading clean energy procurement company, has installed around 7 MW of the product on two buildings at its Silicon Valley campus. The 90,000 individual solar panels will generate enough electricity to cover around 40% of the electricity used in the buildings, known as Bay View and Charleston East.

What is a dragon-scale solar roof?

Inspired by the traditional slate shingle roofs of the Swiss alpine region, the dragon-scale pattern of our solar roof is both functional and fully-integrated delivering a harmonious aesthetic. Our solar tiles are manufactured with the highest quality PERC monocrystalline photovoltaic cells to maximize the efficiency of your roof.