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RIBA contest invites students to submit ideas for solar panels on small island states

By 2026-09-02T10:10:00

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Competition calls for proposals to embed panels in tourist infrastructure on climate-vulnerable islands

Students have been invited to submit proposals for integrating climate-resilient solar panels in small island states as part of a competition launched in collaboration with RIBA.

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), in collaboration with the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), is asking for ideas around how solar energy can be embedded directly into the architecture of tourism infrastructure of islands which are vulnerable to climate change.

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