Gallery: A Clever Canopy Brings Solar Power to Brooklyn at Long Last
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Brooklyn SolarWorks and Situ Studio designed a solar canopy that perches atop the roofs of Brooklyn brownstones.
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The canopies stand 10-feet above roof level.
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Each canopy is made from a series of 2.5x5-foot panels that capture 330 watts each.
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The structures are installed into the roof so they can sustain wind.
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The canopies are designed to act as a sunshade, as well.
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