Carbon Neutrality Focus | The World's First Ultra-Scale "Zero Carbon Building" to be Put into Use in Qingdao, BIPV Enters the "System-Level" Era

CCTV News recently reported: The world's first ultra-scale "zero carbon building" is expected to be officially put into use soon in Qingdao, Shandong. It is called "zero carbon" because the building's glass curtain walls on the east, south, and west sides are equipped with photovoltaic glass that can supply green electricity. It is called "ultra-scale" because, in addition to photovoltaic power generation, the building also achieves 100% green energy replacement through cascade energy storage batteries and new energy vehicle discharging. Ultra-scale " because besides photovoltaic power generation, this building also achieves 100% green energy replacement through cascade energy storage batteries and new energy vehicle discharging.

This building is the headquarters of Teld New Energy. Its "power-generating skin" is cadmium telluride photovoltaic glass.

This is not only another implementation of a BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics) project but also marks that BIPV has moved from "single power generation" to a new stage of "system integration."

[More Than Power Generation: The "System-Level" Leap of BIPV]

In the past, when we talked about BIPV, the focus was on "photovoltaics + building," and generating electricity was enough.
But the Qingdao Teld building tells us: the future of BIPV is about system capability.

It integrates ten core technologies:
✅ BIPV power generation system
✅ Cascade energy storage batteries
✅ New energy vehicle V2G discharging
✅ Intelligent microgrid
✅ Photovoltaic-storage-direct-flexible distribution
✅ Digital energy platform
……

This is no longer simple "building power generation" but the construction of a self-consistent green energy ecosystem.

For example:
During the day, the photovoltaic glass powers the building, and excess electricity is stored in the energy storage system;
At night, the energy storage and new energy vehicles discharge in reverse to continue supplying power;
Charging during low electricity price periods and discharging during peak periods to optimize energy costs.

This is the true meaning of "ultra-scale zero carbon" — not zero carbon, but intelligent zero carbon.

[Technical Foundation: Why Cadmium Telluride?]

In such a complex system, the stability and adaptability of the power generation end are crucial.
Teld chose cadmium telluride photovoltaic glass precisely because of its three major advantages:

Strong weak-light power generation capability — Efficient power generation even on cloudy days and during early morning and late evening, ensuring continuous system power supply.

Transparency and aesthetics combined — Blue-gray tone, 60% high light transmittance, perfectly integrated into the facade of super high-rise buildings.

Safe and reliable — Laminated structure, excellent impact resistance and fire performance, meeting building safety standards.

Operating stably on the facade of a 23-story, 116-meter-high building, cadmium telluride glass is the ideal power generation unit for "system-level BIPV."

[Industry Insight: The Future of BIPV is an "Energy System"]

The Qingdao project sends a strong signal: the competition in BIPV has shifted from "whose component efficiency is higher" to "whose system integration capability is stronger."

In the future, BIPV companies must have:

Technical integration capability — Photovoltaics + energy storage + microgrid + intelligent control

Scenario adaptability: Implementation in multiple scenarios such as office, commercial, transportation, and industrial sectors

Operation and service capability: Full-cycle support including carbon assets, green certificates, and energy management

The era of solo efforts is over; the era of system collaboration has arrived.

[Conclusion · The Next Landmark]

From "buildings that can generate power" to "energy entities that can think,"
the Qingdao Teld building paints a picture of the next decade for BIPV.

And the starting point of all this,
begins with a piece of power-generating glass.

Empowering buildings to make the world more beautiful.
We are witnessing history.