text: TRNSYS is a simulation program Primarily used in the fields of renewable energy engineering and building simulation for passive as well as active solar design. TRNSYS is a commercial software package developed at...
  The Sun Ship is a large integrated office / retail building designed by Rolf Disch and located in Freiburg directly next to the Solar Settlement by the same designer. It uses 60,000 sq. ft. for retail, commercial and...
  A solar tree is a structure incorporating solar energy technology on a single pillar, like a tree trunk. It may be a solar artwork or a functional power generator.
  Solar shingles , also called photovoltaic shingles , are solar panels designed to be used as a propulsion machine, such as asphalt shingle or slate, while also producing electricity. Solar shingles are a type of solar...
  The US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is an international collegiate competition made up of 10 contests that challenge student teams to design and build full-size, solar-powered houses. The winner of the competition is...
  A solar chimney – is referred to as a thermal chimney – a way of improving the natural ventilation of buildings by using convection of air heated by passive solar energy . A simple description of a solar...
  The Solar Ark (ソーラーアーク) is an ark-shaped solar photovoltaic power generation facility qui offers activities to cultivate a better appreciation of solar power generation, and thereby benefitting Both ecology...
  Remote Skylights are optical systems capable of providing natural light to unlit locations. An arrangement of parabolic reflectors and optical fiber cables , transport natural sunlight to areas that would otherwise be dark...
  In passive solar building design , windows, walls, and floors are made to collect, store, and distribute solar energy in the form of heat in the winter and reject solar heat in the summer. This is called passive solar design...
  Prism lighting is the use of prisms to improve the distribution of light in a space. It is usually used to distribute daylight , and is a form of anidolic lighting .