An entirely Italian idea is that of intelligent glass, which is a new material capable of producing energy from absorbed solar rays.
And from next year it will be launched on the market by the Glass to Power company.
It all begins with a start-up, born at the Bicocca University of Milan, which has resulted in the research of two professors from the Department of Materials Science.
The Glass to Power company will bring smart glass to market, marketing the product worldwide.
The technology adopted for smart glass is completely innovative.
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSC) are transparent plates of plastic materials colored by chromophores, groups of atoms that give color to a substance.
The chromophores also act as wavelength amplifiers for photons absorbed by sunlight.
The photons, then, are guided by reflection to the edges where there are photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity.
This innovative technology makes it possible to create continuous glazing that would make buildings with great energy savings.
Intelligent glass technology makes it possible to achieve an efficiency of converting light power into electrical power up to 3.2%.
This performance is achieved with only 20 percent of the reflecting light, the remaining 80 percent passing through the panel to illuminate the interior.
The materials used are completely Eco - Friendly, highly recyclable plexiglass and silicon nanoparticles form the smart windows.
The solution of having windows composed of intelligent glass could be completely revolutionary, especially for urban realities.
This type of technology must be exploited to the maximum and in more fields. There are already ideas for applying it to other sectors, such as vehicles.
With windows, windshield and rear window made of intelligent glass, it would produce enough electricity to power the combustion mechanisms linked to the engine, improving the efficiency of the vehicle.
From the Bicocca University of Milan comes the invitation to develop and make room for innovation to then materialize new technologies with start-ups.
Source: buildingcue.it
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