new energy technologies want to make electricity with every window
aug 25, 2015 new energy technologies want to make electricity with every window new energy technologies want to make electricity with every window all images courtesy of new energy technologies american company, new energy technologies is developing electricity generating transparent windows and products for america’s 85 million detached homes and commercial buildings. their mission has been to create solar windows which produce impressive amounts of clean electricity, that benefit the environment and the building landscape. the team developed a coating capable of generating electricity on glass and flexible plastics that is processed uniformly in different color tints. these polymer organic photovoltaic arrays are clear and only capture UV rays which can be scaled up and have unparalleled manufacturablilty. researchers view through electricity generating ‘solarwindow’ they are being developed in architecturally-neutral colors they can tint in custom colors piotr boruslawski I designboom
A new class of glass: How tech is making daylighting design more energy efficient | Smart Cities Dive
From the plate-glass windows that welcomed light into turn-of-the-century high-rises to the climbing glass-and-steel assemblies that shape projects today, architectural glazing has been a definitive feature of building design for more than a century. The trend is prevalent in commercial and residential buildings, which increasingly prioritize glass for its ability to bring daylight inside. However, typical glazing systems — from single insulated glass units to full-on curtainwalls — tend to be less energy efficient than the surrounding wall system. Owners have long pushed back on large glazing applications for fear of reducing the assembly’s energy performance and raising the cost to heat and cool the building interior. However, the emergence of more energy-efficient glazing, along with better lighting design software, is encouraging project teams, and their clients, to give glass another look. Daylighting as a passive design tool Chris Gorthy Preconstruction manager, DPR Construction
South Miami mandates rooftop solar for new homes | Smart Cities Dive
UPDATE: Officials in South Miami, FL, voted Tuesday in favor of an ordinance that would require new homes and some residential renovations to include solar panels, the Miami Herald reported. Homes must have 175 square feet of photovoltaics (PVs) for every 1,000 square feet of roof area, unless there is significant shade. Dive Brief: South Miami officials had previously voted to delay the measure, which would make rooftop solar panels standard on new homes in the city, according to The Miami Herald.The board said it wanted to ensure the measure adheres to city building code prior to a final vote, but the ordinance garnered unanimous support earlier in June.Critics cited the fear of raising already-high home prices in South Florida with the addition of such panels. The Herald said “solar energy” adds 1% to building costs and that homeowners would see a return on that investment in roughly a decade. Dive Insight:
Tesla installs first Solar Roof systems — on employees' homes | Smart Cities Dive
Dive Brief: Tesla hopes to gain traction for its new Solar Roof by installing the system on its employees' homes, according to TechCrunch.Much like how the company is rolling out its Model 3 vehicles, the move allows Tesla to continue tests and observations of the first-generation product. Tesla's co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk, said he and co-founder JB Straubel have the roof system on their homes.The roof will cost an average of $21.85 per square foot, which the company says is less than the cost of a conventional roof over its expected 30-year lifetime. Dive Insight: Details about Tesla's shingle-based Solar Roof system have been slow in coming since the company revealed the product last year. The tiles received a Class A roofing product classification from Underwriters Laboratories in June, which is expected to accelerate permitting and speed up adoption in the market. Still, cost will be a major barrier to uptake.
Solar power alone won't solve energy or climate needs
Recent reports that solar capacity will soon exceed nuclear capacity reveal an important fact. It also hides a crucial distinction needed to understand the context of energy production, and use and consequences of choices among supply options for the future. As executive director of the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) and lead author of the Equinox Blueprint Energy 2030, a technological roadmap for a low-carbon electrified future, I have investigated energy options, alternatives and their utility. I have also found that people get confused with terminology. Capacity installed in kilowatts (kW) is not equal to energy produced in kilowatt hours (kWh)—and the energy services we demand and pay for (such as cooking, cooling, lighting, entertainment) is measured in kilowatt hours. The technical capacity of any energy technology to deliver useful energy is measured as energy output. Less hype, more fact Why is this relevant? Future of energy is diverse and distributed
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