Australia Planning Its First Exterior Solar-powered Residential Skyscraper

Skyscraper will feature a glass exterior wrapped in solar cells that will provide residents with "off-the-grid" power stored in Telsa-like batteries

August 24, 2016

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sol Invictus tower has been designed to capture the sun's movement from east to west.

The Sol Invictus tower has been designed to capture the sun's movement from east to west.

A 60-story, solar-powered residential skyscraper is being planned for Melbourne, Australia. The skyscraper will feature a glass exterior wrapped in solar cells that will provide residents with "off-the-grid" power stored in Telsa-like batteries. It will be the country's first building to include solar cells on the facade.

Known as the Sol Invictus tower, the building will feature a curved exterior designed specifically to capture the sun's movement throughout the day.

(more on Australia's plans for the solar-powered skyscraper...)

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