ClearVue links with UK glass fabricator for solar PV glass facades

Building-integrated photovoltaics company ClearVue Technologies has entered into a Manufacturing and Distribution Licence Agreement with a leading UK glass fabrication company that has worked on iconic projects such as One World Trade Centre in New York.

Perth-based ClearVue has linked with My Glass Projects which is granted non-exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute products incorporating ClearVue’s advanced photovoltaic glazing technology into the UK market.

My Glass Products also has exclusive rights to combine its heated glass technology with ClearVue technology to create self-powered heated glass for building facades and projects.

The Global CEO of ClearVue Martin Deil said: “This partnership represents a significant opportunity for ClearVue to expand into new markets and introduce our innovative technology to a wider audience, including a new ‘heated glass’ product with valuable applications in cold climates as well as tropical climates to control external condensation.

“Combining My Glass Projects’ heated glass technology with our solar glazing solution has created another commercially viable smart façade solution that takes autonomous glazing systems to the next level.

“My Glass Projects has also helped us collaborate with eLstar Dynamics to produce a combined demonstrator prototype that incorporates ClearVue’s Solar Vision Glass product with eLstar’s latest version of its electrophoretic dynamic glazing technology.”

MGP are specialist glass producers with decades of experience delivering quality products for bespoke and challenging projects such as the Ministry of Defence Building in Islamabad through to the Hopewell Shopping Centre in Hong Kong.

MGP were selected to provide heated glass for the undercroft of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DCto control external condensation, with ~300m2 of heated glass manufactured in MGP’s London factory and shipped to the US.

Deil said: “We look forward to working with My Glass Projects in the UK and surrounds on heated glass applications and opportunities globally.”

This Licence Agreement builds on a Collaboration Agreement between ClearVue and My Glass Projects signed in 2022 which laid the foundation for joint development activities and initial testing of the combined technologies.

The Founder and Managing Director of My Glass Projects Sunil Sharda said: “This partnership is an important milestone for us, allowing us to leverage our expertise in heated glazing technology with ClearVue’s cutting-edge solar photovoltaic solutions.

“The fact that ClearVue’s Solar Façade is designed to integrate with standard building curtain wall and framing systems means we will be able to use the ClearVue Solar Vision Glass, Solar Cladding, and Solar Spandrel solutions for both new build and retrofit projects.”

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