See-Through Solar Windows Turn Invisible Light Into Electricity 

If they could include an auto-tint, that'd be awesome!

Once this really kicks off, gets down on cost, and becomes easily accessible, it truly could be the biggest game changer in the renewable energy movement. Obviously converting all the currently existing windows in the world will take decades if not more, but it truly would negate the need for gas power. There are literally billions and billions of windows on earth.

So instead of low-efficiency see-through solar windows, how about high-efficiency house sidings that looks like regular sidings?

Solar windows could be used to charge vehicle batteries. This could prevent stranded vehicles in various scenarios including gas and electric vehicles that are parked for long periods of time.

Hopefully it'll come to market soon Been waiting for tech like this for 10 years alongside with badeless wind energy and so on

I read about a company developing solar paint many years ago, Whatever happen to that technology?

I had seen something like this over 10 or 20 years ago, except the power generation was in the framing of the window. They had light guides that transmitted some of the light perpendicular into the sides.

It would be nice if you devoted more than just a nebulous "nanometer thick coating" to the actual technology employed.

The sauletech from Poland created inkjet-printing perovskite solar cell and based on this the Building Integrated photovoltaics already on the market in Europe.

Here in the UK we would be able to benefit from this for nearly 3 or 4 days per year. 🌦️

Anything that might lower our cost for power is a good thing!

Not sure it needs to be invisible. Tinted glass where the tinting is because its catching visible light for energy might be useful...

Can this film be applied to existing windows as well? Thx

I hope it absorbs both UVA & UVB as well as IR cuz that would help from skin damage as well as save on cooling costs by cutting down on heat energy coming in during summer.

I have a south-facing garage door. That would be a fantastic place to put solar panels.

We are barely putting standard solar on our buildings at the moment so we seriously need to ramp up immidiately

Will the polarization of tempered glass have any effect and is the coating a post coating (a soft-coat requiring encasing). Maybe tempering is not even in the pic yet. Maybe ion generator instead

Nice tech. How soon can we get this in UK

Besides upfront costs are there any other tradeoffs? Seems cool.

How long until it is actually available, and how much per square foot of window?

solar glass on the Aptera would be awesome.

Imagine the sticker shock to the parents of the neighborhood kids errant baseball going into your solar window

bro I came up with the idea of Solar Panelled windows on office buildings back in 2020 for a school project. And I was only in Grade 6 at the time. I was inspired by the sun reflecting of the office towers in the CBD.

Perhaps this solar energy window could be applicable to the automotive industry? Swimming pools? And much more. It sounds quite exciting! ( My initial interest was aesthetics.)

Is there a stock you can buy for this?

Awesome.

Sticking Big black.... Solar panels 😅😅 uff that ws a close one..🤣🤣lol my mind though 😂

Amazing!

Put it everywhere possible!

ClearVue Technologies Limited also are a solar glass company

It juste capture the infrareds that would be heating the inside of the building but with some energy loss

Does it block infrared light from entering the building?

Be interested to know if the Aptera Solar Vehicle could benefit from this.

Cool! Now I'm on here to read all the spontaneous experts on solar technology! 🤔

Does that alter the light spectrum?

More info is needed here. Can it be applied to existing windows, what about the angle, what about curved glass, does it work in low light, and more…

The problem about solar power is we do not have Sun for three weeks and then one day sun three weeks no sun

Reliability?

I don't know.. I mean yes maby on high rise building where the windows are in the sun most of the day... But on homes not so sure it will beat rooftop panels. And I think windows that are in the sun most the day will let in a lot of heat so air-conditioning will be a must in really hot places.. so it will help but maby not as much as it seem to... maby I am wrong

That invisible house for sale just recently could use this ......

5-10% of UV and infrared light or 5-10% of the whole spectrum including visible light? Because that's the issue with see-through solar panels, the advertised efficiency is usually relative to the light that is absorbed.

Windows kill a lot of birds, because present-day windows look transparent to them. However, birds can see ultraviolet. If these new windows are opaque to UV rays, or have patterns in the UV spectrum which would make them visible to birds, I imagine bird strikes would be greatly reduced. Win-win windows!

how much power do they generate being that they are only 5% efficient

Ubiquitous needs to partner with Tesla. I would love this on the cybertruck.

This should go on the roof of vehicles that can take better angle of solar than a squared home or building.

Love it

First time I’ve heard opening a window, as being mechanised venting.

All CNET employees doing product reviews could have been the MKBHD if they had the foresight and they unplugged from the daily grind and dependency on salary jobs at CNET. It’s fascinating to see individual RU-vidrs are much much bigger than the dinosaurs of this tech review pioneers. I went through college watching CNET for anything tech. Someone like Brian Tong could have been a 20M sub channel by now if he was independent. Even CNET itself was sooooo late in the game

Big black?

More interested in how this tech works right now. Everything just sounds like fluff.

30-40% more expensive glass with a 10-year payback period is going to be a challenge. I wonder if those calculations are for the 5% efficiency they are at today. Would a 10% efficiency variant at similar 30-40% more expensive glass have a 5-year payback period? If so, they may achieve their vision of putting solar power generation in pretty much any new building that will have glassed exteriors.

WILL THIS TECHNOLOGY WORK WITH POLYCARBONATE WINDOWS?

A "carbon footprint" is a necessary part of life. At the present time C02 in the atmosphere is lower than it has been. AND C02 is literally plantfood. OTOH having solar panels on the roof (where they are the roof) and in windows is a great idea as it allows the user to cut out electricity providers who are charging us through the nose!

Do they deter birds, though?

These glasses make much more sense of used as a glass finish on top of traditional solar panels 5% + 21% puts traditional solar panels to 26% which is a much better product putting energy density in context

A polished product, even if it is a pane to install. I'm grateful for their transparency. A window into the future. Seems like an open shut case. Smashing idea. Looks like they've cracked it.

Seems this gets invented every year but never reaches consumers. Too many issues to overcome

5% efficiency - 5% of the whole light spectrum or 5% of the UV and IR portions?

Waaaw,kereen,cara menghemat listrik

Maybe its an overkill to think but if the mindset of humans was to change towards leaving their car out in the sun to extract every beam of sunlight then would this potentially result in car manufacturers and car paint manufacturers needing to redesign their own products that result in a goldrush of new patent-chasing?

This has been around for years...not news at all .... did any further progress happen this time ?

What about Solar Window Technology company? Don’t they have patent on their coating that produces electricity?

Different than Solar Window?

A compaby from poland has done that before

At least hail won't get them good ideals

Except for the fact that Florida University is studying the possibilities and they would be promising to add to all those windows I believe I did not learn any other fact from watching this?

Still need fuel and gas to manufacture the pannels

Sounds more expensive than regular window

And the wiring? Smells like Solar Roads to me.

I think upping the efficiency of solar panels should take priority over vanity projects... It's really no different from making a Nokia 5110 out of some exotic material instead of evolving its usability.

Half as efficient and 30 to 40% more expensive. The tax breaks are the same. Traditional solar panels are over 20% efficient now not less.

Smart window…?

I mean this is cute, but windows are typically a net loss for energy, having a better insulated window will save you 100 times more energy than what this will generate.

And nuclear fusion power is right around the corner...

Harnessing a fraction of the light spectrum is kinda useless. TBH.

I hate having solar panels on my roof They take up so much space that I could be using for ........

This isn’t going anywhere. Windows are at an angel that don’t really perpendicular to the sun ray. And there are obstacles like trees, awnings, etc. and 5-10% conversion? Forget about it.

I didn’t hear any numbers on efficiency. You do mention that they need to be in the right orientation. None of the windows on a building (except maybe a skylight) are really facing the right direction. A solar panel is only efficient when it’s at a 90 degree angle to the sun. On solar farms all of the solar panels move to track the sun for this reason. With a home set up that doesn’t move it’s really only a few minutes a day where they produce good power. Replacing all the windows on a sky scrapper may not produce very much energy. And, imagine the cost! Currently, solar panels stop being effective after a few years (I think it’s about a decade, anyone is welcome to provide numbers but they don’t get recycled easily and the frequent need for replacement is an issue for them) how often would you need to replace every one of these windows on a building? Would you ONLY replace the eastern and western windows? Is there any real benefit to replacing the northern and southern windows?

WTF

lots of hyperbole.. MAGIC.. this is more of an ad.. how about some in depth facts about the science behind it instead of some investor promo

This MAAAY make sense after you coat the rest of the exterior walls with solar panels. Otherwise it’s stupid. In the case of regular homes that is.

Are we sure this is not another Theranos?

Take up space on your roof? Who cares!

Will not scale. To expensive

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So far the few family members that does have solar panels on their roof are costing more than their monthly bill because disconnected issues and hard to get knowledgeable professionals for help. They might have to find solutions RU-vid to try to do it themselves.

In the coming age of AI, I see many applications for this tech. Smart windows are just the beginning.

Another scam, all these bs without showing a working demo.

Recursive logic! We need IR heat and UV health to pass through! Otherwise need more electric power to warm the room. Fart on pant off!!

This is not new at all. The efficiency is even less than standard solar panels.

What about if they cost rhe same or near "normal" windows. What BS. Oh, those squirrels on the roof hate those black panels. My roof might be ugly to birds and helicopters. Notice how they are 5% compared to 20%. Who cares if they are clear? Rhetorical. For a skyscraper.....maybe. to make up the return on a commercial level. Additional to solar roof panels. I'd rather humans not waste more and give the extra money to lessen waste, rather than pretty windows. (Cars already have solar roof panels.)