Not only are organic solar cells nontoxic, lightweight and semi-transparent, they also offer the potential of low production costs. However, they tend to have low efficiency and thus far, their reliability over time has been less than ideal. As a result, the company holds a number of patents in organic solar cells and graded solar cell technology. Regardless of materials or construction methods, in order to have a transparent solar glass window, it would need to be their technology just from a physics standpoint, he says. “What does it cost to install new windows, either in your home or office versus what would it cost to install our windows, windows that have transparent solar technology embedded in them?” Hardev says.

Source: Forbes July 29, 2020 15:26 UTC