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"A next-generation prototype from Perth-based solar glass manufacturer ClearVue
Technologies demonstrates a 66 per cent increase in energy generation while
delivering significant reductions in production costs and complexity.
ClearVue announced late last week that its Gen3 Solar Vision Glass had been
officially and successfully prototyped, trial manufactured, and independently
validated by SERIS, a research institute at the National University of
Singapore (NUS).
ClearVue says its Gen3 design has demonstrated capability of generating more
than 50 Watts per square metre, delivering around 66 per cent more energy
output compared to ClearVue’s previous generation of solar glass.
Importantly, beyond such a notable increase in performance, development of
ClearVue Gen3 Solar Vision Glass has also resulted in substantial improvements
in production efficiency and cost reduction.
For example, processing time for a double-glazed solar glass unit has been cut
by more than half, down from around 5 minutes to around the 2-minute mark, an
improvement which ClearVue expects will help to enable scalable manufacturing
at materially lower cost.
ClearVue says it has also streamlined the engineering of each unit to cut
required components from 17 to 7, which in turn minimises silicon waste,
removes the use of aluminium and several other raw materials used in previous
generations, and significantly lowers embedded carbon.
The company hopes the combined improvements will provide greater flexibility
for global markets, allowing the solar glass to be supplied as single, double,
or triple glazing, or with integrated LandVac Vacuum Glass, and to be
manufactured in a range of sizes and thicknesses. A range of reflective and
spectrally selective coating options are also available that can meet any
thermal performance or aesthetic standard required."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
