Next-generation photovoltaic glass

What is a transparent organic photovoltaic (OPV) coating?

NEXT’s proprietary transparent organic photovoltaic (OPV) coating can transform commercial windows into clean energy-generating facades, making buildings more sustainable and resilient and alleviating strain on the grid.

Are transparent energy-harvesting windows a practical building-integrated photovoltaic?

Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Transparent energy-harvesting windows are emerging as practical building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), capable of generating electricity while simultaneously reducing heating and cooling demands.

Can a photovoltaic system be used in a green building?

In principle, integrating photovoltaic (PV) systems into “green” buildings can provide a significant additional source of energy generation located at any surface available within the building’s envelope, with the energy generated being accessible immediately at the point of use.

Are solar energy harvesting windows suitable for future buildings?

In order to demonstrate solar energy-harvesting window designs suitable for deployment in future buildings capable of approaching net-zero energy balance, environmentally-stable and highly transparent glass-based concentrators of higher efficiency and simultaneously providing superior thermal insulation still need to be developed.

What is a transparent solar window system?

Highly transparent, all-inorganic photovoltaic solar window systems have been developed, which employ photonic microstructures represented by spectrally-selective transparent diffractive elements placed into direct vicinity of planar luminescent media embedded into glass structure.

What is next's vision area glass pilot production?

They are a testament to the scalability of NEXT’s technology using automated slot-die coating manufacturing techniques. This pilot production marks a significant step toward enabling the glass industry to produce full-scale vision area glass for clean, solar energy-producing facades.