See-Through Glass SolarWindow Capable Of Generating Electricity
30 July 2010 | Solar Power | 1 Comment
Most of the solar cells we know, are opaque cells, and in most cases they are installed on building’s rooftops. We talked about solar blinds or other similar systems covering our windows to generate electricity but we never talked about a see-thru glass window capable of generating electricity. New Energy Technologies have announced that they will unveil in the upcoming weeks, the world’s first-ever window capable of generating electricity.
The secret of producing these solar windows lies in the discovery of Dr. Xiaomei Jiang at the University of South Florida, who created the world’s smallest working organic solar cells. Generating electricity from both artificial and natural light sources, New Energy’s solar cells will be installed 80 million single homes and 5 million commercial buildings in America.
“We’re always keen to see innovations in our laboratories turn into meaningful commercial products…We very much look forward to the commercial development of New Energy’s SolarWindow technology, which, if successful, could literally transform the way in which we view the use of solar energy for our homes, offices, and commercial buildings.”, said Valerie McDevitt, Assistant Vice President for Research, Division of Patents and Licensing, University of South Florida.
These see-through solar cells could become very popular if they will be affordable to ordinary people.
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