Solar Subway Stop in Coney Island, NY
"The Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn has just installed a 76,000-sq-ft solar roof, ... touted to be “one of the most sustainable mass transportation sites ever built in the U.S.,”..."
" ... 2,730 building integrated photovoltaic panels that create a shelter ... panels are each 5′ by 20′, made of silicon thin-film, which is less costly to install than other solar panels because it requires minimal framing. 
"... providing 250,000 kilo-watt hours of power to the station each year, ... and ... the transparent roof of panels that lets in plenty of natural light."
Via: Inhabitat Link
The solar panels for the Coney Island Subway station were made by RWE SCHOTT Solar.
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