Solar panels have become sensitive enough to make them worthwhile to install even in the middle of Europe (although they do not collect much sun, aka energy, in winter). They often add an odd look to older buildings.
A modernised home – the older sandstone framed windows have been upgraded with modern metal roller blinds and probably much better insulated than they were. The roof is adorned with solar panels, just leaving out the roof window.
This is a new building making the best of solar panels by using available roof space around the window and adding another panel facing directly south (i.e. towards more energy).
Also a new building but this time in Cyprus. Unadorned, almost neglected looking holiday bungalow with no-nonsense windows but solar panels (which make so much sense in Cyprus).
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I like the second house’s windows. Solar panel look strange on the terracotta tiles and sort of out of place no matter the age of the building
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Maybe we just have to get used to it. Even if they look less than elegant – they do have a purpose. And I rather have solar panels than nuclear power stations.
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I am used to seeing them in Australia now but on corrugated iron rooves. One hot day over Christmas, the houses in Australia fed so much power into the grid that we didn’t have the usual power black-out due to the many AC units being used
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That’s wonderful! Unfortunately, we lack that extra bit of sun here. But as I said, the solar panels have been getting better.
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