Former Duke Energy Veteran and Power Grid Expert to Help Propel
Growth of SolarWindow
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: WNDW), the leading developer of
first-of-their-kind transparent electricity-generating coatings for
windows on tall towers and skyscrapers, today announced it has named
Curtis Watkins as its Vice President of Energy Markets and Utilities. In
this position, Watkins will leverage nearly 10 years of leadership
experience in the integration of new energy technologies. He will help
lead the company’s continuing efforts to raise awareness for SolarWindow
and its build-out strategy for bringing the company’s proprietary
SolarWindow™ electricity-generating coatings to market.
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Curtis Watkins, Vice President of Energy Markets and Utilities, SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. (Photo: Business Wire)
“As SolarWindow maneuvers through and meets its development goals and
further expands and integrates its go-to-market position, we continue to
build a strong team of capable and experienced professionals that can
boost our growth,” said John A. Conklin, President and CEO, SolarWindow
Technologies, Inc. “Curtis’s proven abilities, creative mind and
experience with introducing and managing game-changing technologies will
help lead the company as we continue to change the way people think
about, understand, and approach renewable energy.”
Prior to joining SolarWindow, Watkins served as an expert in evaluating,
advancing, and integrating emerging technologies at America’s largest
electric power holding company, Duke Energy, where he tenured as Project
Manager, Emerging Technologies. He worked with a range of technologies,
from smaller-scale applications for individual homes, to larger-scale
grid technologies and distributed energy resources. Prior to his joining
the Emerging Technology office in 2010, he worked in the IT sector
developing secure solutions to allow 3rd party vendors access to
sensitive, internal data.
Curtis currently works to help promote clean energy solutions by
advising on energy policy frameworks and legislation at the state and
federal level.
Additionally, he is Founder and Chairman of the Board of CLT Joules, the
leading energy technology accelerator and advocacy in Charlotte, North
Carolina, and serves on numerous Boards and committees in the community.
“SolarWindow has a great team in place, and I couldn’t be happier to be
working alongside the people that have developed the company and
technology to where it is today,” said Watkins. “I especially look
forward to the challenges of amplifying the company’s mission to turn
skyscrapers and tall towers into power generators.”
SolarWindow™ boasts a calculated and validated financial payback of less
than one year, when modeled for a 50-story building, and shows 50 times
more energy output than conventional rooftop solar power systems
installed on that same building, according to the company’s validated power
model. In addition, modeling of a single 50-story
installation of the company’s proprietary SolarWindow™ modules is
calculated to avoid 2.2 million miles of vehicle pollution, 12 times
more than compared to conventional PV modules on that same building
rooftop. Additional modeling of the same building could reduce
equivalent carbon dioxide emissions of 770 acres of forest, compared to
today’s conventional rooftop PV systems at only 20 to 70 acres,
according to engineers.
About SolarWindow Technologies, Inc.
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. is a developer of next generation,
transparent electricity-generating SolarWindow™ coatings.
SolarWindow™ coatings generate electricity on see-through glass and
flexible plastics with colored tints popular to skyscraper glass. Unlike
conventional systems, SolarWindow™ can be applied to all four sides of
tall towers, generating electricity using natural and artificial light
conditions and even shaded areas. SolarWindow™ uses organic materials,
which are dissolved into liquid, ideal for low-cost high-output
manufacturing; and is the subject of a patent pending technology.
The company’s Proprietary Power Production & Financial Model (Power &
Financial Model) uses photovoltaic (PV) modeling calculations that are
consistent with renewable energy practitioner standards for assessing,
evaluating and estimating renewable energy for a PV project. The Power &
Financial Model estimator takes into consideration building geographic
location, solar radiation for flat-plate collectors (SolarWindow™
irradiance is derated to account for 360 degree building orientation and
vertical installation), climate zone energy use and generalized
skyscraper building characteristics when estimating PV power and energy
production, and carbon dioxide equivalents. Actual power, energy
production and carbon dioxide equivalents modeled may vary based upon
building-to-building situational characteristics and varying
installation methodologies.
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