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Mitrex Launches "Solar Brick" to Transform Bbuildings into Energy-Generating Power Plants
Mitrex, a Canadian solar technology manufacturer, is launching Solar Brick—a solar-integrated facade solution designed for use as brick wall cladding that transforms a building into a renewable power plant. Mitrex Solar Brick facades boast up to 330W per panel while recreating a traditional masonry brick look, a staple of buildings in North America. Mitrex's newest project features an ...
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Solar Visuals partners with AGC Glass Europe
August 2020 - We would like to inform you that Solar Visuals has signed a cooperation agreement with one of the largest glass producers in the world, AGC Glass Europe. This means AGC will be responsible for the production of the Solar Visuals panels for the European market. This collaboration significantly scales up the production and implementation of Solar Visuals’ aesthetic ...
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Proposed Standard to Contribute to Solar Energy Efficiency
Escalating costs and increased environmental awareness have made conservation a high priority for anyone concerned with satisfying a building’s energy needs. One approach to control costs is the use of energy control window films, which are the subject of a proposed new ASTM International standard, WK46378, Specification for Energy Control Window Films for Residential and Commercial ...
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Ascent Solar’s Flexible Solar Panels Named a TIME Magazine Best Invention
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of lightweight, flexible, thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today that its flexible CIGS solar panels were named one of TIME’s 50 Best Inventions of 2011. Ascent’s technology was one of six ‘green’ inventions to be recognized in this year’s list, featured in ...
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AZMEEL International are Gold Sponsors of MENASOL 2010
AZMEEL International are Gold Sponsors of MENASOL 2010, and CEO Sheikh Abdulrahman Bin Fahd Al-Jabr, will be speaking and hosting the exclusive Egyptian themed networking dinner for all attendees on the evening of May 4 at the InterContinental City Stars Hotel, Cairo. AZMEEL International is a name for the diversified group of companies owned by the renowned AL-JABR family in the Kingdom of ...
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Guardian Industries and Pythagoras Solar Announce Collaboration to Launch SunGuard PVGU
Guardian Industries and Pythagoras Solar today announced they are working together to manufacture and market SunGuard Photovoltaic Glass Units (PVGU) for commercial buildings. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120315/DE70123LOGO ) Guardian SunGuard PVGU, powered by Pythagoras, combines Pythagoras Solar PVGU tiles with SunGuard advanced architectural glass to create a ...
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Heliatek`s Transparent Solar Films Will Enable Tinted Windows to Generate Electricity
Heliatek GmbH, technology leader in the field of organic photovoltaics, has announced that its transparent solar films could be used to be integrated between the glass sheets of double glazed windows. These windows would look like tinted glass as the unique vapor deposition technology for the solar films allows for a homogeneous coating of the solar layer without any distracting patterns or ...
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AGC Glass Europe presents SunEwat: a new range of energy-generating facade solutions for all your needs
The key factor in a building’s image is typically its facade. In this fast-moving world, architects and designers have to adapt and evolve in an effort to comply with increasingly stringent environmental standards and cost-efficiency requirements. This is especially true for buildings, which account for about 40% of energy consumption in the EU. With this in mind, AGC Glass Europe’s ...
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SageGlass controls solar heat gain while preserving the outdoor view in LEED Platinum Southface Eco Office
The award-winning Southface Eco Office in downtown Atlanta has installed SageGlass® to demonstrate how dynamic glass can optimize daylight usage and preserve a connection to the outdoors while eliminating the unwanted effects of the sun such as glare and heat gain. Conceived as a commercial green building demonstration project for design and construction ...
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Organic Photovoltaics Clean Energy Market to Explode 1300%, to Reach $630 Million by 2022
Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce two significant new renewable energy market forecasts in the growing field of organic photovoltaics (OPV). Organic Photovoltaics Technologies, Players and Forecasts 2012-2022 New organic photovoltaics market research, Organic Photovoltaics Technologies, Players and Forecasts 2012-2022 by IDTechEx, estimates that the organic photovoltaics (OPV) ...
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Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Extends its Habitat Offer via the Acquisition of Solar Gard
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has just signed an agreement to wholly acquire the businesses making up the Bekaert Specialty Films (BSF) activity of the Belgian Group Bekaert. This business, operating under the name Solar Gard, is specialized in the development, manufacturing and distribution of coated films used on the habitat market (architectural glazing for residential and commercial ...
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Opportunities in the Organic Photovoltaics Market - 2012
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Opportunities in the Organic Photovoltaics Market – 2012 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0878031/Opportunities-in-the-Organic-Photovoltaics-Market-–-2012.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Solar_Photovoltaic SUMMARY The purpose of this update is to examine the latest ...
By ReportLinker
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Saint-Gobain Solar Brings Avancis PowerMax® Solar Module to North America
Saint-Gobain Solar is expanding its product offering in North America through the introduction of Avancis PowerMax® premium class photovoltaic (PV) modules. Showcasing Avancis' industry-leading research and development product experience, PowerMax® combines Copper–Indium–Selenide (CIS) solar power technology with a sophisticated slim design, providing an ultra-efficient, ...
By Saint-Gobain
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Guardian Will Showcase Glass Innovation for Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Design at Greenbuild
Guardian Industries will present its comprehensive commercial, residential and interior glass product portfolios at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo inSan Francisco, Calif., Nov. 14-16. Visitors to the Guardian display (Booth No. 1301S) will experience Guardian's commitment to sustainable design, energy efficient products and net zero buildings through the latest ...
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BIPV Projects — the only viable solution to overcome energy deficits in the country – notes Frost & Sullivan
India's strategic geographical location enables it to tap the vast potential for solar power generation, with about 300 clear sunny days in a year. By 2050, about 69 percent of the electricity produced in India will come from renewables like solar energy. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are photovoltaic materials used to replace conventional building materials (such as glass ...
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Tucson tech: local solar firms jump into building-PV market
When Tucson-based Solon Corp. announced in August it was shutting down its local photovoltaic panel manufacturing line and laying off about 60 workers, it was a painful blow to the region's growing solar-energy sector. Solon's manufacturing operation is a source of pride on the Tucson solar scene, but the company said the local line simply couldn't compete with cheap Asian imports. But since ...
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The Energy Industry Strives to Find a Sustainable Method to Harness Renewable Energy, Finds Frost & Sullivan
The rapid depletion of the finite stock of fossil fuels places the spotlight on micro-renewables in residential and commercial applications. This technology will aid sustainable power production and lower dependency on conventional grid power by improving the competence of energy harvesting systems, without being detrimental to the environment. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan's Renewable ...
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