Location : IRENA headquarter, The 1000m.

sq solar Solar water heater

PV rooftop system produces heat
Masdar city, Abu Dhabi, UAE. produces 305,000 equivalent to
 A 1,000 m2 Solar photovoltaic rooftop system
kwh of electricity per 27,850kwh of electricity
will produce 305,000 kwh of electricity annually.
 In addition, the solar hot water system will be year per year
equivalent to 27,850 kWh. Altogether, the
renewable energy systems output of the building
will cover more than 10% of the building energy
demand. 75% of the
 The complex received Four Pearls, the highest buildings hot
rating from Estidama — a UAE certification water demand

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system measuring energy, water and carbon is supplied by
efficiency. As the UAE’s first Four Pearl solar water
structure, IRENA’s HQ is one of the most heaters
advanced buildings in the country as well as one
of the most sustainable of any international
organisation worldwide.
 the complex demands 42% less energy than
global energy-efficiency standards and 64% less
Uses 42% less Features
than typical buildings in Abu Dhabi. Uses 64% less
 The complex uses roughly 50% less water than energy than charging
energy than stations for 26
typical buildings in Abu Dhabi. global energy
other building vehicles
 Solar water heaters supply 75% of the building’s efficiency
in abu dabi
hot water demand. standards
 The air conditioning system recovers 75% of the
energy released through air exhaust, using this to
cool incoming fresh air. Case study of solar photovoltaic building
 Up to 95% of energy generated from lowering name: ekta kachhela
elevators is harnessed and reused throughout the Appropiate technology
building.