ArabiaWeather - We live in an era of increasing interest in renewable energy and environmental preservation, and this raises an important question : Can the windows of our homes become a source of energy? Converting home windows into an energy source may seem futuristic, but it has become a reality that can be achieved thanks to modern technologies. In this article, we will look at how home windows can be converted into energy sources and the potential benefits of this transformation.
Ubiquits Energy aims to develop a technology that enables building windows to effectively collect solar energy and convert it into electrical energy. This represents a huge advance in the field of renewable energy and sustainability, as these windows can play a crucial role in saving energy and reducing carbon emissions, and the scientific team is working on... The company's engineering team is working on achieving this ambitious goal, and they hope to achieve a radical change in the construction and energy industry.
Ubiquits Energy , a leading materials science startup, is collaborating with Andersen , a giant in window and door manufacturing, in an ambitious project to convert windows into solar energy sources. The company uses a unique technology based on semiconductor materials and applies them as a thin coating on... Windows. The thickness of this coating is only one nanometer, and fine wires connect the solar windows to electrical systems that enable the use of energy derived from the sun.
Ubiquits Energy CEO, Susan Stone, expressed the importance of the new funding, noting that it will be used to increase the production rate and focus on research and development. The company aspires to provide this coating everywhere by 2024, and because of that, it plans to transform buildings. It is based entirely on solar energy sources and also targets residential markets, which makes Andersen’s investment of special strategic importance, as Andersen’s revenues exceeded $3 billion in 2021.
Ubiquits Energy seeks to distribute its new solar coating on building windows in an almost unnoticed manner, and Andersen has expressed particular admiration for this idea, as the solar coating can be integrated almost unobtrusively into the window frame, while competing companies are developing other solar window technologies. However, they are difficult to accept as alternatives to traditional windows. Due to its contrast in transparency, color, haze and energy efficiency; Thus, solar windows must appear like traditional windows to achieve wide distribution, as their beauty lies in the natural light they allow to be delivered.
The $30 million investment to equip the company has been renewed after more than a decade in operation, to fund the company's improvements and preparations to begin manufacturing operations.
Ubquiets Energy was founded in 2011, and its technology was developed based on research conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Michigan State University by scientists and engineers. Since then, tackling climate change has become a priority. High in the eyes of more investors and consumers around the world.
Based on this growing awareness of the importance of combating climate change, Ubquitz Energy investors are counting on this sentiment to boost demand for its products, despite their high cost, and solar photovoltaic window panels are expected to be approximately 30% more expensive than regular glass when production increases. .
Furthermore, solar glass is less efficient than traditional solar panels, which reach a maximum efficiency of 22%, which is a measure of the amount of solar light falling on the surface of a solar panel that is converted into electricity.
Part of this low efficiency is due to the windows being designed vertically, while the solar panels are installed horizontally, allowing them to collect more direct solar light.
Stone explained:
“But we are working to enable a previously underutilized window surface to become a source of electricity generation. Glass has always been a burden, and here we are working hard to activate its potential.”
By 2050, Ubquitz Energy aims to install 1 billion square feet of window glass globally.
Converting the windows of your home into a source of energy is a possible and beneficial step for the environment and the family budget. These innovations can provide many benefits, from saving energy to improving the environment and the beauty of the home. As technology advances and awareness of the importance of sustainability increases, converting home windows into energy sources becomes an exciting option. And promising for the future.
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