How Much Do You Know About The PV Olympics?

The most talked about event this summer is undoubtedly the Paris Olympics. The eyes of the world are gathered in this quadrennial event, cheering for the Olympic athletes.

In addition to the intense competition, some people have summarised the Paris Olympics as a number of "firsts". For example: not set up the main stadium, the competition is approaching the stadium is not yet finished repair, the athletes dormitory does not provide air conditioning, vegetarian food has become the staple food of the athletes, gold medals to iron as the main material, the transfer of athletes to and from the bus, the Olympic press conference hall even stools are not enough journalists can only sit on the ground......

These seemingly "unthinkable" behaviour, in fact, with the Paris Olympic Games Organising Committee's "commitment to environmental protection".

The Paris Organising Committee has pledged to organise a green and sustainable sporting event, aiming to reduce carbon emissions to half of the average emissions of the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

To this end, for the first time, the Paris Games have set a "carbon budget", limiting carbon emissions to no more than 1.58 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent for the entire event. During the Games, 100 per cent of green electricity will be generated by wind power and photovoltaics.

As the most cost-effective and adaptable clean energy source, PV+Olympics will bring out what kind of green energy? Let's explore the PV elements in the Olympic Games.

PV+Paris Olympic Village

In order to cope with the hot weather, the Paris Olympic Organising Committee has taken a variety of measures, such as laying light-coloured floor tiles to enhance light reflection, and pumping cold water into the flats using the ground temperature cooling system.

Laurent Michaux, director of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Village, said in an interview that one-third of the roofs of the buildings in the Olympic Village are equipped with photovoltaic panels for power generation and cooling. This design model not only reduces the waste of resources, but also reduces carbon emissions during the construction process.

Olympic Village (Source: olympics paris 2024 official website)

In addition to not installing air conditioning, the construction of the venues for this year's Paris Olympics follows this concept.

One of the permanent sports venues built specifically for the 2024 Paris Games, the Aquatics Centre is a decarbonised venue, with all construction materials being bio-based. Its wooden structure and roof frame have been carefully designed to blend in with the surrounding green space. 5,000 square metres of the roof are covered with photovoltaic panels, one of the largest urban solar farms in France, providing the centre with the energy it needs.

Picture of the Olympic and Paralympic Village buildings in Paris with solar panels on the roofs Source : AFP

In addition to not installing air conditioning, the construction of the venues for this year's Paris Olympics follows this concept.

One of the permanent sports venues built specifically for the 2024 Paris Games, the Aquatics Centre is a decarbonised venue, with all construction materials being bio-based. Its wooden structure and roof frame have been carefully designed to blend in with the surrounding green space. 5,000 square metres of the roof are covered with photovoltaic panels, one of the largest urban solar farms in France, providing the centre with the energy it needs.

Image Aquatic Centre Source: olympics paris 2024 official website

Sports and photovoltaics, both shine in their respective fields, but find resonance at the intersection of the times.

Sports is the arena of human spirit. Every jump and every sprint is a challenge to the limit and the pursuit of dreams. Photovoltaic, on the other hand, is a harmonious symbiosis of science and technology and nature, which is powered by endless light energy, lighting up the light of hope for a green life.

We look forward to seeing more green sports programmes emerge, so that people can also contribute to the future of the planet while participating in sports. At the same time, we also believe that with the advancement of technology and people's environmental awareness, photovoltaic technology will be applied in more fields, contributing to the goal of carbon neutrality and the building of a community of human destiny.

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