SolarWindow Reveals First-Ever ‘Invisible System’ for Transporting Electricity on its Electricity-Generating Window
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: WNDW) today announced an ‘invisible’ system for transporting electricity within the
company’s electricity-generating windows, currently under development for tall towers and skyscrapers, which consume nearly 40% of
America’s electrical power.
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SolarWindow™ Transports Electricity Within Coatings Using Microscopic Channels (Left) That Are One-Half the Width
of Human Hair (Right) (Photo: SolarWindow Technologies, Inc.)
The company’s SolarWindow™ generates electricity when its transparent organic coatings are applied in thin layers on to glass
surfaces. The SolarWindow™ Intra-Connection System, announced today, moves electricity within these electricity-generating coatings
to the company’s previously developed ‘invisible wires’. In turn, these ‘invisible wires’ transport electricity across the surface to the edge of the
glass, where it’s connected to building electrical systems.
In making today’s announcement, the company released high-power optical microscopy images, revealing elements of a SolarWindow™
Intra-Connection System that is virtually invisible to the human eye at approximately 50 micrometers (µm) wide. The average human
hair is approximately twice as thick (100 µm wide) and the traditional approach produces intra-connections that can be as much as
ten times thicker (up to 500 µm wide).
Virtually invisible, the Intra-Connection System creates a discreet pattern of microscopic channels, which allows for the
efficient transport of electricity within SolarWindow™. Remarkably, this entire system is embedded inside the ultra-thin layers of
the company’s electricity-generating coatings, and is so small that the human eye cannot see it.
Until now, conventional methods to form these intra-connections have utilized chemical or mechanical systems, which can be slow,
unreliable, and prone to wear and tear. These traditional approaches also result in extremely wide and highly visible channels that
are aesthetically unappealing and yield poor electron flow.
The SolarWindow™ Intra-Connection System doesn’t rely on chemical and mechanical systems. The system creates ultra-fine features
that are approximately one-half the width of a human hair, nearly invisible, while ensuring a smooth, efficient pathway for the
flow of electricity. This proprietary approach also enables continuous, high-speed, high-volume manufacturing of SolarWindow™
products.
“Today, we move forward in our quest to build skyscraper windows that generate vast amounts of electricity, in two important
ways,” said John A. Conklin, President and CEO of SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. “First, for our customers, the aesthetic appeal of
this type of electrical connection system that is practically invisible to the human eye is clear. Second, this innovation provides
advantages in high-speed manufacturing that traditional approaches simply cannot compete with.”
The prospect of a transparent electricity-generating window that utilizes this virtually ‘invisible system’ for transporting
electricity within and on the surface of SolarWindow™ is especially attractive to architects, designers, and building occupants in
tall towers and skyscrapers. The world flat glass market is estimated to be approximately 89 billion square feet with over 430
million square feet of windows installed in the US alone.
There are an estimated five million tall towers and skyscrapers in the US, one of the company’s target markets. Notably,
SolarWindow™ achieves an independently validated one-year financial payback when modeled for installation on a 50-story
building.
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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