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Company signs agreement to supply Gen 10.5 substrates to BOE; extends supply agreement with BOE on Gen 8.5 and smaller gen sizes   Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that with the support of the Hefei government, Corning will locate a…
At the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards ceremony in London, Heliatek received the Renewable Energy Design Award 2015.  The German start-up, based in Dresden and Ulm, develops and produces HeliaFilm®, an organic solar film.
The new Hikari building – ‘hikari’ meaning ‘light’ in Japanese – was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.  The first positive-energy mixed-use city block in Europe, delivers exemplary environmental performance since it generates slightly more…
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Corning’s materials-science expertise helps consumer electronics industry move forward - Glass is a lot stronger than most people think.
Onyx Solar´s photovoltaic glass will transform Tanjong Pagar building so it is capable of producing its own energy from the Sun.
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The Indian government has the intention of taking the country to the forefront of renewable energies.
High costs, a lack of integration possibilities and interest on the part of architects – solar modules for building skin integration are still niche products.
Cooperation confirms ambition of Ducatt to break through as a world player - Ducatt – producer of 2 mm thin flat glass for solar panels - and 3M – world leader in coatings – have joined forces.
Asia’s largest Building Integrated Organic PV (BIOPV) First installation of HeliaFilm® completed in Singapore Phase 1 successfully installed on Seletar Walkway    The first phase of Heliatek’s pilot project in Singapore has been successfully…
The Glass Art Society is pleased to announce the selection of its 2016 award recipients. The Lifetime Achievement Award, which acknowledges individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the glass arts worldwide, will be…
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France has just approved a new law that requires all new buildings to be covered partially with solar panels or green roofs  This mandatory requirement is already in place in some European capitals like Copenhagen, and reinforces the idea of energy…
New affordable, high-style device designed to better withstand drops - Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced that Obi Worldphone™, designing in collaboration with Ammunition™, has selected Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 for its newest flagship…
The most important sector exhibition will take place in Atlanta between the 16 and 18 of September - Onyx Solar will be exhibiting its photovoltaic glass in the most important exhibition in the glass industry at the booth #2110.
Onyx Solar presented the project “The Autonomous Office” during this congress, which has been financed by the European Commission through the LIFE program.
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Heliatek, the Dresden-based German company that produces ultra-light, flexible and less than 1 mm thick Photovoltaic solar films, was on 5 August 2015 awarded as one of the World Economic Forum's "technology pioneers", a selection of…
Two examples of design and construction excellence on display at Vitrum 2015: London’s Shard of Glass (designed by Renzo Piano) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tbilisi, Georgia (designed by Michele De Lucchi).
Glen Allen, VA: In its latest new report, industry analyst firm n-tech Research predicts the total market for building-integrated solar photovoltaic (BIPV) systems will grow from about $3 billion in 2015 to over $9 billion in 2019, and surge to $26…
Smart materials are revolutionizing solar thermal collectors. A team of researchers from EPFL has developed a coating that is capable of absorbing heat as well as repelling it.
This is a free online course aimed at architects so they may learn how to design using our photovoltaic glass.
The 200 employees at the Gerresheimer Glass Inc. borosilicate glass tubing facility in Vineland will stay on after it is sold to Corning Inc., according to an announcement by officials.