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"The age of the petroleum economy is drawing to a close, and new solar window
technology is here to help. A solar window is engineered to let daylight in
while also catching solar energy and generating clean electricity, which can be
used or stored in a building or fed into the local grid. Getting the right
balance between lighting and energy production has been a tricky challenge, but
the technology is maturing and poised for widespread commercial adoption.
Innovators have come up with two main kinds of solutions for see-through solar
windows. One consists of a thin solution of photovoltaic particles, which can
be coated over window glass. The other involves steering sunlight towards the
edges of a pane of glass, where it can be collected by silicon solar cells.
The latest development in the see-through solar window field comes from the
Australian firm ClearVue, which has focused on the silicon solar cell pathway.
The company has been making some big moves of late, having set up an office in
San Jose, California.
Last week, ClearVue achieved an important milestone when it won its first order
of solar cladding, consisting of more than 200 architectural black photovoltaic
modules along with the company’s custom framing system. The cladding, which
will screen equipment at a building in Perth, is expected to be installed next
year.
“This initial order marks the first sale of part of ClearVue’s solar building
envelope solutions validating the company’s commercial strategy to offer a
complete solar façade product suite for building owners, developers, and
architects,” ClearVue explained in a press statement.
“This is a pivotal moment for ClearVue,” Martin Deil, the Global CEO of
ClearVue Technologies, emphasized. “This sale of our solar envelope solution
confirms our commercial strategy and shows the value the market is starting to
place on energy efficient smart building solutions.”"
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
