On February 17th, 2012, Odersun AG (Frankfurt, Germany) announced that it has supplied its "CISCuT" thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules for a pavilion designed by Ortner + Ortner Baukunst (Berlin, Germany) on the campus of Potsdam University of Applied Sciences. Designed as a “live gallery”, the 35-meter-long PV pavilion will be used for social events and presentations.


Design standards for the solar modules called for flexibility with regard to size and construction

The Odersun solar modules cover the whole building. Made from 25 mm-thick break-proof security glass, the PV modules act as façade elements and were specially developed and manufactured for this project.

Architects Ortner + Ortner Berlin developed the idea further in conjunction with students from the University of Applied Sciences and module manufacturer Odersun, which specializes in solar architecture.

“In addition to high design standards for the solar modules, the project primarily called for flexibility with regard to size, design and construction of the PV solution,” stated Manfred Ortner of Ortner + Ortner Baukunst. “Not only does Odersun produce a huge variety of modules, but they also showed themselves to be adaptable over the course of the project during which the requirements were continually changing.”


A unique BIPV project

“We are delighted to have had the opportunity to implement such a unique project with such a reputable partner,” Odersun AG CEO Hein van der Zeeuw said.

“It gave us the chance to show how much flexibility is possible in the field of solar construction, and also the unusual module sizes that can be produced, without any compromises in terms of design and functionality,” he explains.

Thin-film solar modules such as those produced by Odersun are particularly suitable for use in the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), because they offer very good yields even in shade and at high temperatures, and even if they are not optimally aligned to the sun.

2012-02-22| Courtesy: Odersun | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH

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