Photovoltaic product adopted for Tokyo gateway station
An AGC Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) product has been adopted for the recently opened Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo, Japan. Under its ‘Global Gateway Shinagawa’ concept, Takanawa Gateway Station has its sights set on being the world's gateway to Tokyo and is positioned as a launching point for new ideas, including the introduction and proof-of-concept testing of state-of-the-art station facilities.
As part of this initiative, AGC's Sunjoule series, which combines photovoltaic performance with glass's natural benefit of realising bright spaces, was adopted in the station to achieve a balance of both design that ensures good natural lighting together with the ecostation strategy promoted by JR East, which incorporates environmentally-conscious technologies.
Sunjoule is a Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) product comprising a laminated safety glass with embedded solar cells. The solar cells make it possible to generate energy with glass installed for facade, canopy, top light, curtain wall where the normal glass is installed.
Sunjoule has been installed at two locations: On the roof of Takanawa Gateway Station's Tokyo-bound platform and also on the wall surfaces in the station, where it is helping the station achieve its goal of integrating environment and comfort in its design.
