#Solarcell curtain install
“What does it cost to install new windows, either in your home or office versus what would it cost to install our windows, windows that have transparent solar technology embedded in them?” Hardev says. He suggests that an active (solar cell) curtain wall would cost closer to 30 percent more, or $130 per square-foot, including wiring. Over the next 12 months, the company will design its first high volume manufacturing line Ubiquitous EnergyĪccording to Hardev, the installed cost of passive curtain wall (industry jargon for an ordinary glass exterior) is on average $100 per square-foot, despite varying considerably. Plus there's opportunity to drive what we call smart features, which are all relatively low power consumption,” he says. “Efficiency is going to be more viable for commercial opportunities, if you're in an office building or a skyscraper.
Hardev expects the commercial product to have an efficiency of between 7 and 10 percent.
“So when you think of urban environments, like in downtown areas where they have tremendous amount of surface area on the vertical surface, in terms of where their walls are.” Ours, in comparison is just 9.8 – even though that's a world record for a transparent device – but the value of transparent solar technology is immeasurable,” says Hardev. “At first, it might seem low, especially if you’re used to reading about silicon rooftop solar panels or solar farms, where the efficiency is going to be a bit higher, somewhere in the range of 15 to 20 percent. The 9.8 percent power conversion efficiency of the small-sized organic solar cell was certified by private, third-party test lab Newport Corporation to keep its IP protected, says Hardev. Up to 90 percent of visible light transmitted, the glass absorbs only ultraviolet and infrared Ubiquitous Energy