The world is currently in a transition towards renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources. Most companies have opted to turn to photovoltaic energy, and several companies have even created windows with transparent solar panels that could innovate in the energy sector by offering the same functionality as a traditional window and producing energy.
A revolutionary idea: transparent solar panels
We have often heard the idea of implementing solar panels on the windows of homes and buildings, something that could be significantly beneficial as it would be generating energy from the comfort of your home, however most solar panels require a certain dark shade for efficient energy production.
This itself could be a bit of a counterproductive point, as traditional windows were made for greater light intake, something that photovoltaic windows so far have not been able to achieve due to their dark tint. However, a company has just come up with an innovative solution.
We are talking about Jim Paull, who has set himself the goal of perfecting ClearPower windows, completely eliminating all the problems that can be related to this type of photovoltaic windows, creating this new window with transparent solar panels that would not only be able to generate energy but also would not negatively harm families who think of implementing them.
Advantages of this revolutionary photovoltaic window
In addition to the great advantage of producing energy from the comfort of your home and reducing costs in your electricity bill, this innovative photovoltaic window designed by Jim Paull would also control the entry of solar heat, we are talking about a reduction in air conditioning costs during the summer.
On the other hand, this new ClearPower window design would also be more economical to develop than BIPV technologies because it takes advantage of the encapsulation of multi-paned insulating glass windows, which is more beneficial both in terms of efficiency and economics.
In addition, these windows in particular have the capacity to produce between 68 and 75% of the energy of traditional modules, taking into account their high efficiency and their orientation towards the sun. In other words, these redesigned windows with transparent photovoltaic panels prove to be very beneficial for the buyer.
How are these solar windows composed?
As we mentioned before, the ClearPower windows would have bifacial crystalline silicon solar cells incorporated and the most interesting thing of all is that they would be placed between two insulating glass panels. This curious form of placement makes them look like extremely small Venetian blinds that are always open.
Due to the horizontal orientation that these small modules acquire, if a person is a few meters away these cells disappear and are almost imperceptible to the eye. We are talking about an implementation that would not affect your home’s sunlight reception.
Even these eye-catching crystalline silicon solar cells mentioned above are used in more than 90% of the solar panels that are commercially available and it is important to mention that their durability would be exceptional along with their performance that have been proven for decades by being implemented in most of the solar panels for commercial use.
This innovative creation would take to the next level the implementation of solar panels in homes and buildings, spaces where there is usually a conflict to be implemented due to the lack of horizontal space. Undoubtedly, photovoltaic energy is one of the main ones that is leading this energy transition towards renewable energy sources.
