When Architecture Becomes a Canvas: Cadmium Telluride Power-Generating Glass Actually "Paints" on Buildings
Release Time:
2025-12-13
When Architecture Becomes a Canvas: Cadmium Telluride Power-Generating Glass Actually "Paints" on Buildings
Preface
Have you ever imagined a building’s exterior wall not only becoming a breathtaking art canvas that captivates the world, but also transforming into a clean-energy power station? Cadmium telluride photovoltaic glass is quietly shattering our conventional perceptions of solar technology, bidding farewell to the monotonous, drab black—and giving every structure a one-of-a-kind "photovoltaic colorful attire."
This 26-meter-tall mural on the Sunrise Apartment Building in Edmonton, Canada, features Indigenous themes and elements of Chinese zodiac culture. In May of this year, it captured global attention as the world's largest photovoltaic mural, earning its place in the Guinness World Records.
Source/Image: Business Wire
According to reports, the building has 12 floors, originally constructed in the 1970s and recently renovated in 2025. A photovoltaic rainscreen system was installed on its 2,837-square-meter exterior wall.
Source/Image: Mitrex
The outermost layer of the building's curtain wall consists of more than 2,000 photovoltaic modules, which include not only conventional black modules but also a variety of colorful components—as well as mural-style elements.
Source/Image: Mitrex
Source/Image: Mitrex
Source/Image: Mitrex
The photovoltaic mural was created by local Indigenous artist/designer Lance Cardinal. The manufacturer has not disclosed how the colorful patterns were produced.
Source/Image: Mitrex
In the United States, there are also photovoltaic mural artworks like this one (1)—Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
Source: landartgenerator, Image: Peggy Flavin (2) San Antonio, Texas, USA 
Source: landartgenerator, Image: Imgard Rop
Meanwhile, there are also domestic cases where cadmium telluride-powered glass is custom-cut and assembled into various patterns.
1) Fujian State Grid Xiamen Guanyinshan Base
2) Shenzhen Virtual University
3) Shenzhen Guoxian Technology Building
4) Winter Olympics Green and Low-Carbon Guide Sign
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