Solar Stadium For 2009 World Games
by Justin Thomas, Virginia on 07.24.06
The main stadium of The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung will be the first in the world to use solar energy in conformity with a "green building code" a Kaohsiung city government official said last week. Lin Chin-jung, director of the Bureau of Public Works, said the stadium's spiral-shaped ceiling will have solar energy plates installed. Lin said the multi-functional stadium will be self-sufficient in electricity needs.
He pointed out that Kaohsiung City has an average of 2,282 hours of sun per year, averaging 5.6 hours daily. If the solar energy plates receive enough sunlight, they will be able to provide 80% of the electricity needs during the operation of the stadium and 100% during the remaining time. Any surplus electricity generated could be sold. Construction of the stadium began on Thursday, July 6, and is expected to be completed in January 2009, six months ahead of the opening of The World Games. :: Via The World Games
Thanks for the post. These are pretty big claims. I'd like to check up on them a bit does anyone know the design architect or the project MEP firm? Is it Arup?
I did a little research and found out the following:
Fu Tsu Construction Co.,Ltd.
Toyo Ito & Associates ,Architects
Takenaka Corporation,
Ricky Liu & Associates
apparently there used to be a website devoted to the stadium with all the info of the competition, but it's gone now (web.archive.org doesn't host it either).
there were some forums where all of this was discussed, for example this one
here's the translation of that forum (the google translator will come in handy in more places if you can't read thai... apparently thai resembles chinese enough to make the translation from 'chinese' work.)
This is an "Oh Duh" idea.
Why not have every stadium have a solar panel covered roof? particularly "domes"!
This could be a huge green step forward for any major city.
Wow, that is awesome. I'm still waiting for Americans to do the same with their buildings, and I am talking about on a large scale. Think of how much energy could be saved if there was an initiative to put solar panels on the tops of buildings and homes.
May I know which company provided the solar system for the stadium? any address please?
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Engr.Mudhaffar
look here...
recently, I found the Main Stadium for World Games 2009 Demonstration Video. Great~
The Main Stadium for World Games 2009 Demonstration