pv magazine International

PV windows cut energy use by 40% in glazed buildings, says NREL

NREL scientists have developed a mesoscopic building energy model to compare next-generation building glazing technologies. They have found that PV glazing technologies can be easily integrated into ...
pv magazine International

Solar windows cut emissions, energy use by 40% in glass skyscrapers

Tall, windowed skyscrapers loom over many major metropolitan areas. These highly glazed buildings are not particularly efficient, but newly published research in One Earth shows that PV windows can ...
Business Wire

Transparent PV Windows Demonstrate Energy-Efficiency Performance in NEXT Energy Building Technology Project at NREL

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NEXT Energy Technologies, Inc., makers of a proprietary transparent photovoltaic (PV) coating that transforms commercial windows with uncompromised aesthetics ...
Nature

Smart windows that generate power, cool rooms and heat water

Sunlight pouring in through windows on a bright summer morning can deliver an invisible, unwelcome guest: heat. Despite the widespread adoption of double glazing, windows remain very leaky to heat, ...