Heliotrope - the world's first “solar” house that produces energy

Now many architects of the world, including the most famous, are cultivating the idea of ​​creating residential buildings and office buildings with zero or almost zero energy consumption. Some enthusiasts invest a lot of money and effort, and build their own “zero” houses. For example, not so long ago, an American invested 300 thousand dollars (which is not so much for such projects), and built himself a house that really does not consume energy, and is not connected either to the water supply system or to the mains. The house provides itself ... But what would you say if you heard that there is already a real building that produces energy five times (!) More than it consumes?

Fiction, I thought, reading about such a house here. It turns out that it’s not fiction at all, but the reality of today. This house is really very futuristic, so to speak - it uses solar energy to the maximum, spinning along with the sun. Thus, solar panels always receive the maximum flow of light, and advanced daylight systems allow residents to not turn on extra light.

In addition to solar panels, thermal tubes are also used to heat water (there are a lot of such systems in Turkey - almost every house and hotel is equipped with similar water heating systems).

In general, this system allows us to rank this creation of architects as real "nuleviks." In addition, the system generates five times more energy than it can consume - and after all, not a single building can still boast the same. In the United States and other countries, as you know, such systems can be connected to the power grid of an energy company that pays money for each watt invested. Thus, residents of the house can not only not spend anything on electricity, but also earn.

This miracle is located in Germany, the city of Freiburg. Perhaps its creator, Ralph Disch, would never have built anything like this if 25 years ago the government had not intended to build nuclear power plants nearby. The architect made every effort to prevent this, and succeeded. As a result, Helitrope also appeared. The building rotates 180 degrees, solar panels of 6.6 kW / h are installed on the roof.

As already mentioned, there is also water heating on the roof, which goes to heat the house in the cold season and into the bathrooms and showers of the residents of the building. And yet - the building collects rainwater, releasing Helitrope for the needs of the inhabitants.