Reach for the sky: Berkeley Homes development trials transparent solar glass roof

Madeleine Cuff
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Home at the developer's new Kidbrooke Village development features transparent glass canopies which generate solar energy

A new housing development in Southeast London is the first in the country to boast pioneering see-through glass canopies that generates solar power. Developer Berkeley Homes has teamed up with energy...

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