The office building of co operative insurance cis an insurance company in manchester has been transformed into europe s largest vertical array of solar panels designed to convert daylight into electricity.
Cis tower solar panels.
According to cis the panels generate 180 000 units of electricity each year enough energy to make 9 000 000 cups of tea.
The solar tower of seville air powered cars and now an entire skyscraper covered with solar panels.
The cis tower is an office skyscraper on miller street in manchester england it was completed in 1962 and rises to 387 feet 118 m in height.
The tower remained as built for over 40 years until maintenance.
One of the reasons people tend to choose monocrystalline solar panels is because of how they look.
The tallest building in the infamously rainy city of manchester is to be covered by solar panels on three sides.
In 2006 the service tower was clad in 7 000 blue solar panels.
The grade ii listed building which houses the co operative banking group is manchester s fifth tallest building and the tallest office building in the united kingdom outside london.
While the panels produce only 21kw of electricity 0 021 mw cis has used this office building to make a public commitment to build a sustainable future.
The tower remained as built for over 40 years until maintenance.
Christopher thomond for the guardian g o r d o n m i l l e r f o r t h e.
Monocrystalline solar panels are the most popular solar panels used in rooftop solar installations today.
The grade ii listed building which houses the co operative banking group is manchester s eighth tallest building and the tallest office building in the united kingdom outside london.
The cis tower is one of the tallest buildings in the uk outside london and will create 180 000 units of renewable electricity each year.
The researchers plan to test and study a collection of solar towers to figure if an individual tower s shadows will have an effect on the overall power output.
Images of this unique skyscraper can be seen below.
Probably more than cis staff manage to drink each year.
Besides the solar panels the roof of the building has 24 wind turbines that generate 10 of the building s power requirements.
The solar panelling is the uk s largest solar array and europe s largest vertical solar array.
The cis tower is an excellent example of green technology in modern times and the title of europe s largest vertical array of solar panels is an added bonus.
The cis tower in manchester city centre is covered in the new bipv solar panels which are much more efficient.
Work on the 5 5m project will start shortly and is expected to be completed by the end of 2005.
