This Company wants your windows to generate power
[...] Ubiquitous Energy, a California-based company, understands the homeowner’s desire to have a home filled with windows, and they want to help on a national scale. Enter the solar, transparent window . [...] How do solar windows work? The current Ubiquitous Energy product is a 14 inch by 20-inch window. In the window industry, this is a significant threshold to be considered certified. This window size measures small for a typical commercial building window. But as Ubiquitous Energy’s small team grows, so will the windows and the overall production. “The bulk of energy potential is in infrared. If the solar panel didn’t absorb visible light, what we see as color, then you could make a transparent device, but still, make power. Not as much as silicon (what rooftop arrays use), so it’s a trade-off, but if you can do it, the idea is you can put it anywhere.” There’s still a lot to figure out how a solar window will power a home or commercial building. Curr...