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Oldenburg is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen in the Netherlands.
Controllable solar shading is an accepted component of contemporary architecture. However, in designing a new stadium for the City, The Architect, Arat Siegel Schust from Stuttgart, decided to take the concept a step further. He designed a movable solar wall complete with photovoltaic cells to provide both solar shading and the generation of electricity.
Colt designed and installed the solar wall, which comprises panels 6.5m in height and 40m in length. The 18 separate segments contain 72 separate grey monocrystalline PV panels laminated into toughened-laminated glazing panels and connected in modules.
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The PV installation has a power output of 14.76 kWp and is connected to 3 inverters.
Colt also designed and installed the fixing system, which comprises a stainless steel roller system that runs along the exterior of the building.
The complete unit moves in accordance with the position of the sun every half hour in 7.5º steps over a 160m long track by a Colt ICS 4-Link control system.
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