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Glaston Group has closed a deal for several pre-processing machines with Chinese Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited, one of the biggest glass companies in China covering float glass, solar glass, coated glass and automotive glass.
The Palm Tower, at the heart of Dubai's iconic Palm Jumeirah, will feature incredible views of the city due to it being entirely cladded in Pilkington Suncool™ glass.
Şişecam Flat Glass, one of the largest flat glass manufacturers in the world attends the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, Intersolar Europe 2019 held at Munich between the 15th and 17th of May.
The perfect balance between energy efficiency and design.
By adding an estimated 4.7 GW in 2019, Spain returns to the continent’s top solar markets and is the clear market leader in Europe.
From January 1 to March 31, 2020, market leaders, SMEs, start-ups and project owners are all invited to submit their pioneering ideas and projects for the most important innovation prizes in the energy industry – The smarter E AWARD, Intersolar AWARD and ees AWARD.
Start of production at second Ohio facility scales First Solar’s U.S. manufacturing footprint to 1.9GWDC
Ubiquitous Energy, the leader in transparent solar technology, opened its ClearView Power™ Window Prototype Production Line in an grand opening event held at the company’s office and facility.
ChromoGenics, represented by Mats Hansson, is nominated for the Swedish Embedded Award with an autonomous solar-powered smart glass, ConverLight® AW (Autonomous Window).
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Channing Chen to its Board of Advisors.
Molybdenum and tungsten are two extraordinary metals that make a significant contribution to our modern lives today. We are in constant contact with these two materials without even being aware of it.
Ubiquitous Energy, the leader in transparent solar technology, has been granted a new patent by the USPTO extending the coverage of its ClearView Power™ technology to display applications.
PGT Innovations of Venice, Florida has selected the recently introduced Bürkle IFL Glass Lamination System to be installed in their glass operations plant in 2020. This system is a serial production in-line thermal oil heated flat platen lamination system.
Gulf Glass 2019 to present Advenira Enterprises’ solar heat control coating for a sustainable future
Addressing climate change through glass technology
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Paul Devers and Mr. Paco Bono to its Advisory Board to advance process integration and the planned production of its electricity-generating glass products.
NSG Group and Lightsource BP officially opened the new 2.29MWp solar installation on 4 July.
Articles
Windows have always been at the intersection of various technologies and architectural processes that evolved in parallel and often intertwined.
Along with the multifunctionality of the building skin, BIPV today involves a new aesthetics in contemporary architecture.
Modern, transparent and prestigious – large glass façades are very much in vogue for office complexes and industrial buildings.
Over half the world’s seven billion inhabitants live in cities, by the year 2050 the number will grow to almost ten billion. In order to avoid a climatic collapse in the metropolises, there is no other alternative to energy-efficient buildings.
Cities are eating up an increasing amount of heat and electricity. In order to reduce this consumption, buildings have to become increasingly efficient and integrate more renewable energies.
The crisis of the photovoltaic industry is drawing to a close. While it is true demand for solar modules is dropping in Europe, demand in many other regions is rising rapidly.
Although the costs for solar power have come down considerably lately, photovoltaics are still unable to compete with conventional energy sources.
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) has announced the public opening of the new head offices for the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI).
Resilient, ultraslippery glass could lead to self-cleaning, scratch-resistant windows, lenses, and solar panels
The following approach describes a new encapsulation technology for glass-glass-modules using tempered thin glass as front and back sheets.
The efficiency of photovoltaic modules is far from being exhausted. Companies are fighting on many fronts to gain percentage points.
Photovoltaic modules are components used for the production of electricity from solar energy and, thanks to their morphological and constructive configuration, are suitable for integration in the external skins of buildings.
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Vitro Architectural Glass (Formerly PPG Glass)