Abstract :
If you thought power-generating windows were a gimmick, thinks again. US energy analyst NanoMarkets forecast the building integrated photovoltaics market will top$lβbn by 2017 and solar cell glazing replacing window glass with a semi- transparent photovoltaic panel is a fast growing industry sector. One company poised to cash in is UK based Oxford Photovoltaics, Researchers from the University of Oxford spin-off have developed thin film. dye sensitised solar cells that can be printed onto glass and other surfaces. The glazing panels are semi-transparent. made in a variety of colours and tints, and chief executive Kevin Arthur reckons the manufacturing coal of the product is half that of todays lowest cost thin film technology.
Keywords :
building integrated photovoltaics; dyes; glass; glazes; power generation economics; power markets; solar cells; thin film devices; transparency; building integrated photovoltaics; dye sensitized solar cells; glass; glazing panels; power generating windows; power markets; semitransparent photovoltaic panel; solar cell; thin film technology;
