Ruukki Solar Panels Brochure

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Architecturally impressive glass

facade for converting sun rays

into energy.

The most cost-effective choice for a fully-

glazed facade that generates energy

from the sun. Investment that reflects

responsibility and environmental aspects.

Spearhead product with most advanced

and efficient photovoltaic technology.

We deliver a pre-designed solution, ready

to be connected to the grid. Installation is

fast and reliable, just plug-and-play.

To complete your vision - create a glass

facade, or combine metal with glass and

solar energy in an innovative way for

your entire building with RuukkiDesign

Palette architectural claddings.


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TECHNICAL SOLUTION

DELIVERY & INSTALLATION

REFERENCE

TOOLS FOR THE WORK

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Liberta Glass Facade

Combinations

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Liberta Solar

Height: 630 mm

Width: 1190 mm

Depth: 39 mm

Horizontal and vertical joints: 8 mm

Fasteners: concealed

Appearance: Nearly black glass surface

Please always verify the specifications at www.ruukki.com

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Liberta Solar Facade enables solutions of a high architectural standard

Functionally and visually completely integrated to faade with no visible add-ons

Building integrated photovoltaic system: Glass element including photovoltaic film (PV

Glass module) is integrated to Liberta Rainscreen panel steel frame

Sustainable and renewable energy production to meet the near future even tighter

regulations

Module power: 90 Wp, power per m2: 120 Wp/m2,

Example: ~230 m2 produces annually 18 000 kWh. In Finland this covers one year

energy need for heating a small/private house.

Suitable for new buildings and renovation as well for office, commercial, industrial

and residential construction

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Liberta Glass

Width and height: project-specific

Depth: 39 mm

Horizontal and vertical joints: 8 mm

Fasteners: concealed

Please always verify the specifications at www.ruukki.com

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Liberta Glass Facade provides architecturally high standard, cost efficient

and fully integrated solution for glass facade

Glass element is attached to Liberta Rainscreen panel steel frame

Available in five standard colours (left 1. Papyrus White RAL 9018, 2.

Agate Grey RAL 7038, 3. Telegrey RAL 7046, 4. Granite Grey RAL 7026, 5. Traffic

Black RAL 9017, as well as in variety of project specific colours.

Liberta Glass panels provide also visually consistent, free-sized

complementary solution for Liberta Solar facade corners and openings. (See

picture below 1. Liberta Glass panel 2. Liberta Solar panel - unified glass

facade combining Liberta Solar and Glass)

Liberta Glass panels enable stylish and precis corner details (See picture 3)

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Combine

RuukkiDesign Palette:

Shapes

Materials

Colours

Energy

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Liberta Solar is part of Ruukki Design Palette product family - providing an extra

dimension to the palette in form of ENERGY generation

Liberta Solar is easy to combine with other Design Palette products, allowing

for greater flexibility in design options and complete facade solutions in creative

combinations of shapes, materials and colours for your entire building:

SHAPES - Liberta Rainscreen panels, Cladding lamellas and Design profiles

MATERIALS - like steel, aluminium and Cor-Ten

COLOURS - in PVDF and powder coating with quality and wide variety

Create a glass facade, or combine metal with glass and solar energy in an innovative

way. Unified surfaces, rich in nuances.

www.ruukki.com/designpalette

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Green energy and image

Solar facade is ecologically sustainable and meets the global need

for renewable energy. The photovoltaic solar facade complies with

the latest requirements for higher energy efficiency and helps in

obtaining LEED and BREEAM credits. It also decreases real estate

maintenance costs and reduces carbon emissions. Liberta Solar

facade is a value adding solution for both the real estate owner and

the end user.

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As a fully integrated solution:

Simple fastening system1.

Fully integrated energy production2.Ready glass surface3.

Solar facade is the most cost-effective choice for

a fully-glazed facade that generates energy from

the sun.

Payback time is dependent on a number of factors, including tariffs, the sun and

weather conditions, geographical location and local energy pricing. If tariffs are used

in your country, the produced energy will be fed into general grid and compensatedwith certain input price, after which electricity needed for the building is obtained

at standard price. In countries where no tariffs are used, the produced energy will be

utilized by the building itself.

Smaller garbon footprint- case example Finland

Payback time

Cost efficient solar facade system

Annual electricity production ~ 84 kWh/m2

Annually avoided CO2 emissions

74 kg/m2.

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Power generation & technology

Liberta Solar panels PV-modules are based on photovoltaic CIGS

thin-film technology (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) which is

fast becoming the dominant technology in solar cells. The system

is not dependent on solar heat, only on radiation, making energy

collection possible even when the weather is overcast and/or during

light summer nights in North. To maximize the energy generation it is

recommended to design the Liberta Solar panel area as unified as

possible and to be oriented southwards.

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Ruukki Solar Facade is fully integrated facade system which converts solar radiation

directly to electricity utilizing the most advanced and efficient PV-film technology.

Technical solution

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No visible cables, no penetrations to wall, all cables are in space behind the panels1.

Behind the wall electricity is collected via cables2.

The electricity is transmitted to the inverter3. via cables

Inverter converts the electricity into alternating current (AC) which is the most used4.

power type of electrical devices

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Delivery package

Solar facade is pre-designed solution, ready to be connected

to grid - delivery includes all the components and accessories

required on the site. The system will require individual project-

specific local approval. In countries where a feed-in-tariff system

is used, all produced energy is fed into the grid and bought back

what needed. Contract with a local power network distributor is

required. In areas where there is no feed-in-tariff, the electricity

is utilized directly for the real-estates own purposes.

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Liberta1. Solar panels & support studs / accessories

Array box (optional)2.

AC and DC (optional) switches for safety and maintenance3.

Inverter which converts the electricity into AC format4.

Required cables for the Solar panel area & energy kwh counter (counter optional)5.

Delivery content

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Installation

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Attach support studs to backing wall1.

Solar panels are attached to frame with screws2.

Start from lower left corner (pictures: Liberta3. Glass corner example)

Principle as normal Liberta4. Rainscreen panels, tested over 20 y

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Liberta Solar panel installation - fast and easy

All cabling behind modules, ready wiring harness

Factory-made connectors, fast to use

Wiring system easy to follow for electrician

Inverter fully automatic with all safety aspects

Wiring and connecting as everyday work for electrician

Electrical system installation - foolproof and reliable

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Ruukki R&D Centre

Liberta Solar Facade with 1 kWp system on the wall to south, Hmeenlinna, Finland.

Module power: 90 Wp

System nominal power ~120 Watts (peak) per m2

Net area for 1 kWp: 8,3 m2/kWp

Annual production: 680 kWh/a, CO2 emissions avoided: 600 kg/a

Calculated energy production ~ 84 kWh/year/m2

Calculated avoided CO2 ~ 74 kg/year/m2

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For inspiration - experience the shape and its details on the finished facade surface. Energise

your facade with LibertaSolar panels. Visualize the material and colours in different lightings

and from various perspectives with the RuukkiDesign Palette visualizer:


For facilitating your work - CAD-tools, design guides and product infomation available when

developing ideas and visions into a design project. Fast and easy installation - carefully

considered details, clear guides and perfectly fitting products. Information and tools can easily

be found from our web pages:

www.ruukki.com - building solutions - facade claddings:

Dimensioning, Materials, Colours & coatings and availability

Accessories: flashings to complete the facade with carefully finished details

Design tools: Autocad 2D dwg -details and ready modelled 3D ocjects with accurate productinformation - are being frequently added and updated.

Installation and maintenance guides

Order forms & delivery instructions

Contact information

When developing your ideas and visions into a design project, we would like to give our best

contribution to you.

Ideas and visions into a projectTo

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User experiences and feedback from architects and contractors

that Elmer Larsen, Manager at Ruukki Construction, expressed after

presenting the Visualizer for the first time in United Kindom:

"...Every single person which I presented the visualizer to have

given very positive feedback to the Visualizer tool and generally

have all been impressed with what it can do.

Architects in particular are impressed and see this as a new idea

and a way to get an initial idea to how various types of profiles and

colours would work and help them to get a better understanding

of the finished product.

Contractors do also feel that this will be useful to present ideas

to a clients but also making it possible to get an instant message

across during a meeting to establish potential alternatives..."

RuukkiDesign Palette Visualizer



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The journey how the Liberta Solar Facade has evolved is

fascinating. In a big company like Ruukki, different functions

and organisations in co-operation with customers as well,

can create together a crossfunctional system - an ecosystem

where different parties are sparring and feeding each other.And when able to conclude the development paths with

combined effort, we are on the way for introducing innovative

and successful end products like Solar Facade for you.

Liberta Solar Facade will complete the RuukkiDesign

Palette - architectural claddings offering with new dimension,

active energy generation. The facade cladding is no longer

just a passive raincoat. This is one step on the mission

for building architecturally high standard and sustainable

environment for all of us.

However, without you it is not possible to succeed in the

mission towards better architecture and environment. We

contribute by doing our best - and would like to challenge

you to join our journey with all of your energy when

implementing the built environment for all of us.

Positivechallenge

Laura Paunila

M. Sc. Architecture

Manager for architectural claddings at Ruukki Construction


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The research and development work started with special interest for solar energy and photovoltaic

technology with business potential.

Pretty soon we identified possibilities for building integrated solutions. The most promising

integrated solution seemed to be the novel thin film CIGS-technology combined with glass.

At the same time we identified a product - Liberta Glass panels - innovated recently within

Ruukki, that would provide a perfect platform when developing the building integrated

photovoltaic solution further.

The Liberta Glass panels were developed for architecturally high standard and cost efficient

new type of solution for a glass facade, utilizing Ruukkis well known Liberta Rainscreen panel

system in an innovative way.

Then we simply combined the Liberta Glass panel with photovoltaic thin film modules. This

simple, yet clever combination sealed the successful outcome- spearhead product to be introduced to the markets.

Harri Eerola

Application expert

Rautaruukki Corporation


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Contact us: www.ruukki.com/designpalette

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