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Textiles’ role in alternative energy

October 1st, 2024

Pvilion’s solar fabric combines shelter with power generation. Image: Pvilion According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the amount of renewable capacity added to energy systems around the world grew by 50% in 2023, reaching almost 510 gigawatts (GW), with solar/photovoltaic accounting for three-quarters of additions worldwide. The IEA forecasts that U.S. solar power generation […]

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Pvilion solar canopies win BLT Built Design Award

March 1st, 2024

Visitors to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx looking for a brief respite to refuel and recharge have been doing so for the past few years under canopies that now can be called award-winning. Last fall Pvilion received recognition in the BLT Built Design Awards in one of the Landscape Architecture categories for […]

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