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An Australian developer of windows that can generate energy from the sun’s rays has reached an agreement that will bolster its footprint in a handful of Midwestern and Western states.
ClearVue Technologies announced the distribution deal with 8G Solutions, a suburban Kansas City-based glass installer. Under the five-year pact, 8G — which also has offices in the Denver and Phoenix areas — will provide ClearVue’s “Solar Vision Glass” in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Arizona.
ClearVue says its windows feature nanoparticles and microparticles that allow up to 70% of visible sunlight to pass through while converting or redirecting ultraviolet and infrared waves toward the edges of the panel, where their energy is harvested by embedded photovoltaic modules. The modules, the company adds, operate in a circuit, which allows the windows to continue to harvest energy from multiple directions, as well as through cloud cover.
The windows are rated to generate about 30 Watt Peak of electric power per square meter and, on average, can save 30% to 40% of lighting energy and HVAC energy in buildings compared to conventional single-pane windows.
ClearVue and 8G officials said the technology can help decrease buildings’ carbon footprint and offset increasingly strict energy requirements on commercial facilities. It could also help building owners take advantage of government sustainability incentives — particularly those included in the sweeping Inflation Reduction Act passed last year.
Chuck Mowrey, the CEO of 8G and a member of ClearVue’s board of directors, said the new law made ClearVue’s windows a “no-brainer” in the U.S. for new builds and retrofit projects alike.
