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‘Green Curtains’ reduce energy use
Solar power company Kyocera has been planting foliage, what it calls green curtains, on the walls of its Japanese production sites – to provide shade for the rooms inside and to lower the need for air conditioning.
The company says the foliage can lower building temperatures by 2°C. It has estimated that it has covered 4,300 m2 of walls with the curtains.
News Item details
Journal title: Energy World
Keywords: Air conditioning
Countries: Japan -
Organisation: Kyocera
Subjects: Solar energy, Solar power, Innovation