# Personal Photovoltaic Walls German University Students Create Stunning Solar-Powered Home By Jessica Marcel | Published 2010-01-31 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-powered-home References: [trendir](http://www.trendir.com/house-design/eco-sustainable-home-award-winning-german-design.html) & [tu-darmstadt.de](http://www.tu-darmstadt.de/)  Students at Germany’s Technische Universitat Darmstadt took home the top prize at the Solar Decathlon competition for their design of this home. The home is covered in solar panels that look a bit like large black tiles. The solar-powered home is unusually attractive for incorporating so much clean energy. The students at Technische Universitat Darmstadt have shown that eco-friendly does not have to be ugly. Solar-powered homes present a feasibly pretty future. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 36% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artchitecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/villa-dali.md) - [Modern Warehouse Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volga-house.md) - [Japanese Linear Lodges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plus-house1.md) - [New Urbanist Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lorcan-oherlihy.md) - [Glassy Mediterranean Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/w-barcelona.md) - [Worldly Architecture Competitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cubierta-verde.md) - [Family Tree Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lee-residence.md) - [Wine Cork Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wine-cork-architecture-ryoko-keisuke-masuda.md) - [Navigation-Aiding Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magdalen-islands.md)