Solar Startup Developed Completely Transparent Solar Panels

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 26/07/2020 at 10:02

Updated on 26/07/2020 at 18:30

Pesquisador da Startup californiana demonstrando o painel solar transparente

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What If All the Windows in Your Home Could Generate Solar Power? A Startup from Redwood City, California, Believes Its Technology Can Achieve This by Transforming How Solar Energy Is Collected and Harnessed Through Transparent Solar Panels

Ubiquitous Energy has developed transparent solar panels to create its ClearView Power windows, a type of “solar glass” that can convert sunlight into energy without the need for the grayish-blue opaque panels that these cells are usually associated with. Founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012, the company hopes to use this technology to turn virtually any ordinary glass surface into a solar energy source.

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While several companies are working on similar products, the technology is still in relatively early stages. It is one of several emerging products that harness solar energy. This also includes others like irrigation pumps and a “solar oven” that can be used to make cement and steel. Additionally, Ubiquitous Energy’s home state of California is one of the first to require that each new home incorporate some form of solar technology.

Explainer Video of the Transparent Solar Panels

The Core of the Product Is an Organic Dye That Can Be Used to Coat Glass Surfaces

The dye allows the passage of visible sunlight, similar to regular windows, but captures the invisible infrared rays from that sunlight.”Light-absorbing dyes are found all around us. They are in paints, in clothing pigments, and even in electronic devices”, Barr said.

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“The basic drawback is the relatively low efficiency”, said Anne Grete Hestnes, a professor of architecture at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, specializing in solar energy. “However, it’s all a matter of price. If the transparent cells are cheaper and cover a relatively large area … it could be the best solution”, she added.

Ultimately, Barr said that Ubiquitous Energy’s transparent panels could produce up to two-thirds of the energy that traditional panels produce. And he stated that they cost about 20% more to install than a regular window, a cost he claims is offset by the electricity they generate.

Solar Startup Developed Completely Transparent Solar Panels

What If All the Windows in Your Home Could Generate Solar Power? A Startup from Redwood City, California, Believes Its Technology Can Achieve This by Transforming How Solar Energy Is Collected and Harnessed Through Transparent Solar Panels

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