ClearVue’s power-generating solar PV integrated glazing units (IGUs) – also referred to as BIPVs – are windows that essentially act like solar panels. The solar windows stay transparent, yet can generate electricity by using the power of the sun to make a building more energy-efficient.

An IGU is a clear, double-glazed glass panel with a laminated plastic interlayer that sits between the two glass panels. The laminated proprietary technology interlayer contains nano and microparticles.

Light is allowed to pass through the glass and the interlayer activates ultraviolet and infrared light and diverts the energy to thin solar strips embedded around all internal edges of the window, where they are then converted from energy into electricity.

Management says recent trial testing has shown that its IGUs can produce cooler and quieter interior workplaces, while also generating sufficient power to offset costs or run a range of internal services. The power can either offset or supplement building services, such as powering air-circulating fans or reducing air-conditioning needs.

ClearVue has made a concerted push into big markets such as the United States, Europe and the Middle East recently, in addition to seeking out opportunities within Australia.

The company also released a new range of BIPV products a few months back, enabling it to offer a solution for vision and non-vision areas of any building. It allows for the complete external envelope of a building facade to be converted into a power-generating area and provides a net-zero solution for buildings.

The new spandrels and cladding do not contain the proprietary technology and act more like traditional solar panels.

Management also recently revealed that it has developed several new tools to assist its licensed distributors in boosting sales. Its new thermal modelling software, dubbed “High-rise Archetype-3”, is based on a 40-storey office building model and demonstrates how its “Power Facade” products can improve a building’s thermal performance, energy creation and energy usage.

ClearVue appears determined to push into as many markets as possible to boost sales of its new-age products and also to spread the message that reduction of carbon emissions is possible with smart building designs and modern technology.

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