METRICON STADIUM (Carrara) BIPV SOLAR HALO ROOF Gold Coast ATRAA 2011 Case Study

Michael Knowles Adam Kamine Warwick Johnston

Introduction- Who is Stowe Australia??

Australias largest privately owned Electrical & Communications Contractor 100+ year old Company Family y Owned 1600 Employees Australia wide $400M + annual turnover Covering the Industrial, Construction and Client based electrical sectors

Project Overview
Project Title Location Commencement Completion Program Total Hours Average Man Peak Man Metricon Stadium Solar Halo BIPV System Gold Coast July 2010 April 2011 9 Months 22,000 Man Hours 15 35

I Innovative ti D Design i Australian A t li First Fi t

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Largest BIPV Project Largest g BIPV Output p Custom hand made BIPV modules System design parameters Silicon Bite glazing technique BIPV stadium roof BIPV back connection box

BIPV module selection Structural steel manufacture Glass fixing requirements to satisfy wind loads Glass testing g to ensure safety y & maintenance Tight construction timelines Guarantee Guarantee the system performance Nearly 580 BIPV modules with 290 combinations of orientation and inclination

Modules had to be re-engineered Optimised solar electrical design 6 lighting towers surrounding the stadium A specialised p structure was required q to fabricate the bays y Solar City y ARUP engineers provided independent witness testing

Australias Most Sophisticated Design

Multi-functional PV system, architecturally designed to provide pleasing aesthetic, and shelter from sun and rain for patrons 580 panels with 290 unique azimuths Each bay was unique in dimension 39 Curved Bays circumnavigating 75% of the football stadium oval. Unavoidable Shading 20% 20% of the sites total energy consumption

Design Objective: Guaranteed Performance, with 270 different panel azimuths and 6 giant manmade trees Design Constraint: Fixed budget & architecture. Value Engineering: Intelligent Wiring & Modelling or Increase cell density by 14% == $$$

Design Approach: Split p Bays y into half? Split Bays into thirds & wire bays into pairs. Design Complexity: Bays of 6, 14, 18 panels 2MPPT (unbalanced)

Air freight 36 BIPV modules Accelerate the installation process from lessons learned

Monitoring System-

The future for Carrara Stadium

Managing Contractor Watpac Project Manager Adam Kamine CEC Accredited Beenleigh Steel Steel Fabrication Tony Ansell G James Glazing Specialist Peter Jones Stowe Installation Team Solar Gary Risk Business Development Manager Michael Knowles Gold Coast Manager Les McMahon

Off Site Production

Preparation

Glazing

On Site Production

PV Wiring Installation CEC Accredited Shaun Brookes Darren Eather Dean Richardson

NDY Consultant Peter Buckby

ARUP Consultant Freeman McGrath PV Design Verification SunWiz Warwick Johnston

Field Staff Foreman Leading Hand Tradesman Apprentices

Field Staff Foreman Leading Hand Tradesman Apprentices

Field Staff Foreman Leading Hand Tradesman Apprentices

Field Staff Foreman Leading Hand Tradesman Apprentices