World’s First Solar-Powered Skyscraper

Posted: November 20, 2024 | Source: www.floridaconstructionnews.com

A Miami company has broken ground on the world’s first solar-powered skyscraper. Ytech in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood will be 70 stories high with a 20,000-square-foot “solar backbone” integrated into its glass facade. The solar backbone is expected to generate 175 MWh of electricity annually and will save the equivalent of 3,000 barrels of oil each year.