Quantum Materials Corp. (fka QTMM)

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KAUST campus rooftop Solar PV project...the BigPicture..

I recall posting something about this a long time ago but wasn't able to find it...
I didn't want to be forgeting about the 2nd phase of this project...still to be built:

"Renewable energy helps cool and power the campus.
• Two solar towers use the sun and prevailing winds to create a passive pressure difference and continuous breeze along the shaded courtyards and allow exterior courtyard occupants to feel comfortable for more than 75 percent of the year.
• 4,134 square meters of solar thermal panels for hot water production and 16,567 square meters of photovoltaic arrays installed on the monumental roof will produce 4 megawatts of renewable energy, offsetting 5.7 percent of total campus energy demand.
• A proposed 900,000 square meter solar energy will eventually provide 100 percent of all campus energy needs and make the University carbon neutral.
• The University has contracted to obtain 35 percent of the total campus energy needs from an outside renewable energy provider."

*source; http://www.solaripedia.com/13/111/kaust_campus_weathers_extremes_(saudi_arabia).html




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