Next Energy Technologies has completed the first installation of its transparent organic photovoltaic glass facade. The 9.3 m2 installation is located at its headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.

And with that much glass to cover, transparent solar technologies have the potential of supplying some 40 percent of energy demand in the U.S. -- about the same potential as rooftop solar units.

The authors estimate there is somewhere in the region of 5 to 7 billion square meters of glass surface in the US, and coating this with transparent solar cells with similar efficiencies to today’s ...

NEXT Energy installed the first transparent OPV BIPV façade at its Santa Barbara HQ, advancing commercialization of its solar ...

Also known as a curtain-wall, this large window of 20% transparency comprises of 18 photovoltaic glass panels totaling an area of 47.4 square meters (510 square feet).

ELKHART, Ind. and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lippert Components Inc. (Lippert™) and SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. (SolarWindow) have agreed to jointly pursue the ...

The switchable glass roof should also take some of the strain of the air-conditioning system, thereby cutting CO2 emissions. Mercedes-Benz will debut the MAGIC SKY CONTROL roof on the new SLK ...

Square prides itself on transparency. This can be seen in the office’s open floor plan and glass conference rooms, but transparency also means sharing everything with its 600-plus employees.