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- After solar panels, now rain panels?A team of researchers developed an alternative to the solar panel, which harvests energy from raindrops. Water is already used in the energy transition…
- Laser Technology Could Transform Circular Solar Panel RecyclingAs the first generation of solar panels reaches the end of its lifespan, efficient recycling becomes increasingly important. Dutch research organisation TNO has developed…
- Beeswax Lattice Panels Bring Natural Innovation to Interior SpacesA recent architectural innovation combines sustainability with aesthetic appeal by integrating beeswax as the core material for a translucent lattice panel system. This novel…
- A New Life for Solar Panels: A Step Towards CircularityA recent collaboration between Maltha Glass Recycling and Saint-Gobain has facilitated progress in solar panel recycling. Maltha, a European glass recycling company and subsidiary…
- Generate solar energy with design solar panels on your façade!Solar panels have come a long way from their big and bulky designs, but many people still don’t like the way they look on…
- Hemp-Based Acoustic Wall Panels For Sustainable InteriorsKana is a range of hemp-based acoustic wall panels developed by Italian materials company Mogu for interior applications. The panels combine functional performance with…
- World First: Solarge Launches Cradle to Cradle Certified Circular Solar PanelSolarge has reached a global milestone in sustainable energy technology. Its SOLO solar panel is the first photovoltaic panel worldwide to receive Cradle to…
- First large scale project using design solar panelsStudio Solarix’s design solar panels have for the first time been used in a large scale project. The solar panels have been integrated in…
- Designing Workplace Acoustics with Mycelium PanelsMycelium-based materials are emerging as alternatives to conventional building products in architecture and interior design. At Three Chamberlain Square in Birmingham, UK, Feilden Clegg…
- Lightweight and circular solar panelsDutch solar panel manufacturer Solarge designed lightweight and circular solar panels, without PFAS, which can be recycled at end-of-life. To make the energy transition…
- How to recycle solar panelsVeolia opens the first European plant dedicated to recycling end-of-life photovoltaic panels, with a 95 per cent recovery rate. Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are…
- 3D Printed Recycled Plastic Panels Translate Energy Into ArchitectureAectual has created a custom 3D printed wall panel system for energy company E.ON. The design turns the company’s visual identity into a tactile…
- Recycled Glass Innovation Powers Next-Gen Solar PanelsA recent innovation in solar technology is accelerating circular design in the clean energy sector. SOLARCYCLE, a US-based solar panel recycler, joined forces with…
- Prefabricated seaweed thatched panelsInspired by medieval seaweed thatching methods, Danish designer Kathryn Larsen developed a way to bring it back to modern construction by making prefabricated thatched…
- Bamboo-Based Panels: Durability and Sustainability in Large-Scale InfrastructureBamboo-based panels have demonstrated resilience against extreme weather and corrosion in the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge—the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. This case highlights the use…
- Solar panels made with waste crops generate energy even without sunlightCarvey Ehren Maigue, student electrical engineering at Mapua University in the Philippines, designed a new type of translucent solar panel that combines organic luminescent…
- Solar-panel Pavement made from recycled plasticSlowly but surely, there is an increase in the amount of solar energy used. Here at Materia, we have discussed all kinds of innovations…
- High-Performance Panels Find New Purpose in Skatepark RenovationA renovated halfpipe at the World Skate Center in ’s-Hertogenbosch demonstrates how high-performance building materials can serve new purposes beyond their original application. The…
- Grass-Based Structural Panels Applied In Furniture DesignThe application of biobased materials is expanding across design sectors, with construction materials increasingly being adapted for use in furniture and interiors. US-based company…
- Sustainable and Circular Facade Panels Made from Wastewater ResiduesA project in the Netherlands is exploring the use of circular materials in architecture. In collaboration with NPSP Delft, the Dutch water authority Hoogheemraadschap…
- An earth house made of prefab panelsDesigned by Indian architectural studio Zarine Jamshedji Architects, the Alarine Earth Home is made of prefab polystyrene panels and covered in recycled laterite waste.…
- A solar panel that looks like a ceramic roof tileItalian company Dyaqua developed solar panels that look like real terracotta roof tiles. While solar panels are necessary for the energy transition, their aesthetics…
- ‘Deep recycled’ panels made of de-inking sludgeScenographer Inga Aleknavičiūtė, in collaboration with German company Zelfo Technology and paper company Leipa Paper, created panels made of de-inking sludge as a form…
- Acoustic design mycelium panelsArchitectural firm Arup and Italian biodesign company Mogu teamed up to design what is said to be the world’s first mycelium acoustic panel system,…
