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3 years, 11 months agoBuild Solar has developed an innovative building integrated photovoltaic " Solar Squared" that provides combined benefits of electricity, thermal insulation and daylighting
Solar Squared integrates standard photovoltaic cells into an modified glass block design and trnasforms it into a energy harvesting construction material. The technology uses optical solar concentrator to redirect light onto smaller sized solar cells. Different designs of the product allow a variable range of electricity and daylighting.
The flexible modular design provides easy integration within walls, skylights, sloped roofs etc. The key innovation is a highly efficient optical design tested and validated by University of Exeter.