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RENEWABLE advocates innovative, sustainable and ecofriendly design in architecture through its
In an interview recently in Makati, Hanergy Philippines President Leon Ang said the firm’s
more use than traditional panels, which are just usually mounted or attached to a building.
solar product) on glass, on different surfaces and it doesn’t have to adding that it was made possible by nano-element designing.
Ang said Hanergy had been working on the solar panel alternative “for decades” before coming up with the product that is “ready for practical use.”
“There’s a concept in architecture world that they call BIPV ( building- integrated photovoltaic). This concept has been there for a while, but we have never had a product that can adapt to it,”
product was introduced.
BIPV refers to construction materials that can be put in replacement of roofs and facades, allowing solar power generation.
Their products, he said, come in the form of tiles and glasslike materials for façade. Ang said these materials are strong enough that people could walk on them in case they were placed
Ang said their products are commercially available now in the Philippines after Hanergy Philip-
in August, August.
Apart from building designs, the energy firm also developed bio-products like a solar-enabled power bank installed in a backpack
generate power.
“People keep forgetting that there’s environmental awareness
energy. We are designing for the future,” he said.