News and current projects from Sunovation

Facade renovation with building-integrated photovoltaics

Facade, Energy Source and Design Element

Obernburg, March 2026 –  This facade renovation is truly impressive. What used to be an aging high-rise residential building is now a modern structure featuring an active building envelope and a tenant-power concept — an example of how existing architecture can be given a new future. At the heart of the solution: an integrated photovoltaic facade by SUNOVATION on the south and west facades. Thanks to the visionary developer Tuttlinger Wohnbau GmbH, what started as a classic renovation has become an architectural upgrade that combines design, sustainability and increased value.

German Design Award for TÜV Süd Munich project

"Excellent Architecture"

Obernburg, February 2026 – Congratulations to Brückner Architekten and TÜV SÜD AG on receiving the German Design Award in the “Excellent Architecture” category for the new corporate headquarters building in Munich. “A remarkably structured facade that adapts precisely to climatic and functional requirements” and gives the project an “unmistakable presence,” according to the verdict of the high-caliber international jury. This is the second year in a row that the award has been given to a project featuring a custom-made BIPV facade from manufacturer SUNOVATION.

Climate-friendly high-rise building - Macherei Berlin

Power-generating glass facade

Obernburg, January 2026 – The electricity-generating BIPV facade of the Macherei (M50) on Hallesches Ufer in Berlin is taking shape. SUNOVATION's custom-made glass-glass modules are currently being installed on one of Germany's most climate-friendly skyscrapers. A custom-made BIPV facade is being constructed on the south facade, covering an area of ~900 m². For this purpose, SUNOVATION has manufactured ~230 black BIPV modules with a satin finish in 19 module geometries ranging from 0.9 x 1.4 m to 3.5 x 1.5 m. The original facade of the high-rise building was originally designed in the style of Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building in New York. With reference to this, Eike Becker Architects have created a contemporary reinterpretation of the exterior design with their design for the electricity-generating glass facade.

 

German Solar Prize 2025

Neanderthal Museum wins with solar facade from SUNOVATION

Obernburg, December 2025 – The Neanderthal Museum has been awarded the German Solar Prize 2025 in the category “Solar Architecture and Urban Development.” The custom-made, building-integrated photovoltaic facade combines monument protection and future technology, sustainability, and culture. It is housed in an award-winning, wave-shaped concrete structure with an oval base. Due to the need for renovation of the curtain-type green glass facade, it was replaced by a custom-made green BIPV facade from SUNOVATION. This multifunctional facade not only serves as the building envelope, but will also supply one-third of the museum's electricity needs in the future. Photos: ©Neanderthal Museum Foundation

 

 

SUNOVATION BIPV modules receive general building approval (abZ)

Frameless PV elements for VHF

Obernburg, November 2025 – German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) grants general building approval (abZ) for SUNOVATION's frameless PV facade element. With the granting of the abZ, the project-related type approval that was previously required is no longer necessary, which simplifies the planning phase and accelerates the implementation of building-integrated PV facades. The abZ also regulates the design of the mechanical dead weight support, which in the case of SUNOVATION VHF elements does not have to be comprehensive, but only surface-mounted, resulting in a reduced, uniform facade appearance.