Greenpix: Giant Solar-Powered LED Wall in China

By Alex in Architecture, Gadgets, Hacks & Mods, Pictures, Travel on May 5, 2008 at 4:46 pm

Behold the Greenpix Zero Energy Media Wall, a gigantic LED wall completely powered by solar energy!

Gizmodo has the story:

Greeting visitors attending the Xicui entertainment complex near the site of the games is a 20,000 square foot wall of computer-controlled LEDs, the largest of its kind ever built. Better yet, the wall manages to power itself completely using only the sun.

The GreenPix Zero Energy Media Wall, designed by Simon Giostra & Partners and Arup, uses thousands of solar capture cells attached to each of its glass panels to charge up during the day and then release dazzling light shows at night. It’s the first time perforated photovoltaics laminated in glass have ever been used in a building in China, but if all goes off without a hitch, it most certainly won’t be the last.

Link | Greenpix website | YouTube video at Technabob

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Diogenes
May 5th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Thats spectacular and an amazing feat.
“It’s the first time perforated photovoltaics laminated in glass have ever been used in a building in China” — What’s taken them so long?Better get with it fellows!

Still, you know this wall is only “ON” at night, the guy living across the street (with his floor to ceiling view) isn’t getting any sleep!

I think the next stage would be to locate the “perforated photovoltaics laminated in glass” on the interior of a stadium dome. Even if in small dance halls where specified dancers wore transmiters that relayed their movements above…or something of the like.
Idil
May 5th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Would that not blind drivers and prove hazardous?
Sheldon
May 5th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
That’s exactly what I thought, Idil. After “PRETTY!” of course.
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May 6th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Awesome!

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Tempscire
May 6th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I’m not sure whether to be proud or disappointed we don’t have pretty glowing structures scattered about the US. And then I think of another LED-laden building… damn, I want to say it’s a library, and now I can’t even remember if it’s in Russia or China (but it was definitely featured on this site)… and I lean towards disappointed. Do want.
Tempscire
May 6th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Ha. Found it.
Tara
May 6th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
now if only other cities with such billboards would do the same.

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