SolarWindow Technologies’ transparent electricity-generating glass has been successfully processed with the autoclave system
SolarWindow
Technologies, Inc. has announced that its transparent
electricity-generating glass has been successfully processed through
the rigorous autoclave system for window glass lamination at a
commercial window fabricator.
Layered with
SolarWindow™ electricity-generating liquid coatings, glass modules
were subjected to the extremely high heat and pressure of autoclave
equipment located at the fabricator’s facility.
Despite the
SolarWindow™ modules being subjected to the harsh pressure and
temperature conditions, subsequent performance testing confirmed that
the modules continued to produce power, paving the way for deployment
of the company’s electricity-generating windows.
“This is one of
the most important advancements for the commercial manufacturing of
SolarWindow™ products, and marks a huge win for all our
stockholders, supporters, and scientists and engineers. We’ve long
championed the prospect of electricity-generating windows powering
skyscrapers and tall towers, which alone consume almost 40% of all
the electricity generated in the US,” explained Mr. John A.
Conklin, President and CEO of SolarWindow Technologies, Inc.
When clad with
electricity-generating windows, tall towers and skyscrapers could
become clean power generators. A single SolarWindow™ installation
on a 50-story building, for example, could reduce electricity costs
by as much as 50% per year, avoid more than two million miles of
equivalent carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles on the r...
SolarWindow
Technologies, Inc. has announced that its transparent
electricity-generating glass has been successfully processed through
the rigorous autoclave system for window glass lamination at a
commercial window fabricator.
Layered with
SolarWindow™ electricity-generating liquid coatings, glass modules
were subjected to the extremely high heat and pressure of autoclave
equipment located at the fabricator’s facility.
Despite the
SolarWindow™ modules being subjected to the harsh pressure and
temperature conditions, subsequent performance testing confirmed that
the modules continued to produce power, paving the way for deployment
of the company’s electricity-generating windows.
“This is one of
the most important advancements for the commercial manufacturing of
SolarWindow™ products, and marks a huge win for all our
stockholders, supporters, and scientists and engineers. We’ve long
championed the prospect of electricity-generating windows powering
skyscrapers and tall towers, which alone consume almost 40% of all
the electricity generated in the US,” explained Mr. John A.
Conklin, President and CEO of SolarWindow Technologies, Inc.
When clad with
electricity-generating windows, tall towers and skyscrapers could
become clean power generators. A single SolarWindow™ installation
on a 50-story building, for example, could reduce electricity costs
by as much as 50% per year, avoid more than two million miles of
equivalent carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles on the road, and
achieve a one-year financial payback, according to
independently-validated engineering modelling.
“I travelled to a
custom window fabrication plant on the west coast and personally
oversaw senior production staff assemble and position our
SolarWindow™ modules inside the autoclave, close the door, and
initiate the pump-down cycle,” recalled Conklin.
“Hours later, I
witnessed first-hand the moment that our SolarWindow™ coatings and
modules emerged unscathed, withstanding the extremely high-pressure
and temperature inside. I knew immediately that this was a defining
moment for SolarWindow.”
The autoclave
manufacturing process uses high heat and pressure to bond layers of
glass required for safety and architectural glass. Glass is held in
place by an interlayer, between two or more layers of glass.
The interlayer
keeps the layers of glass bonded even when broken, and its high
strength prevents the glass from breaking up into large sharp pieces.
The company’s
electricity-generating coatings are applied to the inside of these
panes and laminate interlayer during manufacturing. The ability of
these liquid coatings to withstand the autoclave process is critical
to the production of electricity-generating windows.
This announcement
follows news that SolarWindow modules recently passed important
weather-performance testing after being subjected to more than 200
freeze/thaw cycles.
These results
confirmed that the company’s electricity-generating coatings
withstand real-world weather conditions and achieve long operational
lifetimes no matter the outdoor environment that SolarWindow products
are exposed to.
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