Country Pick 2019 / / Professional

Solar Activation of Footbridges for Beijing

• Prizes
  Platinum in Sustainable Living/Environmental Preservation/Urban Sustainable Design
• Company
  Product: AVANCIS GmbH / Architecture: Peter Kuczia (Germany, Germany
• Lead Designer
  Dr. Peter Kuczia
• Design Team
  Design modules: AVANCIS GmbH | Design architecture: Peter Kuczia
• Client
  Avancis GmbH
• Other credit
  Rendering A. Pluta

There are hundreds of footbridges in Beijing. Many of them are quite unattractive. Why not transform them into power generating urban facilities?
The aesthetic AVANCIS photovoltaic modules are ideal material for cladding the existing structures and converting them into appealing city spots. The thin-film modules produce electricity even under the most unfavorable weather and site conditions.
Every single footbridge get its own individual design, becoming a distinguishable reference point in the city. E-car charging stations under the footbridges directly utilize the generated solar energy.