House under power

House under power

Thousands of organic solar cells form the curved facade of the Novartis Pavilion in Basel.
© Michael Derrer Fuchs/stock.adobe.com

Solar cells on house facades could generate all of the electricity we need every day. New technologies help to make this happen - and they enable an attractive architectural design.

by HARTMUT NETZ

Since the Neolithic Age more than 10,000 years ago, when people erected the first permanent structures, the

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