NEXT OPV is powering facades
THE DEMO WALL
The NEXT viewing wall, hosted at the Gensler office in LA, demonstrates the progress we’ve made in developing an Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) that can be applied to various surfaces, including vision glass and spandrel, turning a facade into a renewable source of clean energy.
Start exploring the technology behind this marvel and join us as we commercialize NEXT OPV.
NEXT Prototype
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Neutral Grey CRI
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Vision Glass Efficiency: 3.5%
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Spandrel Efficiency: 12%
NEXT Lite Milestone
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27”W X 35”H
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Prototyped 2023
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Pilot Runs 2024
NEXT Technology
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Proprietary OPV Coating
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Environmentally Safe Design
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Produced in the USA
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NEXT Energy Technologies' transparent OPV is an innovation breakthrough for architects that will really change the game plan for sustainable buildings in the near future and for net zero construction for decades to come by turning a building's glass facade into a source of clean, renewable energy.
Andy Cohen
Co-Chairman Gensler and NEXT Board Member
OPV IS THE SOLAR TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGH
Organic Photovoltaics are devices that use organic semiconductors to generate electricity from the sun. OPV is derived from the research that resulted in a Nobel Prize at UC Santa Barbara.
Carbon-based semiconductors uniquely allow for harvesting light in the Infrared (IR) and Ultraviolet (UV) spectrums while allowing visible light to pass through. No other solar semiconductors can do this! In a window, the evolution to OPV makes a world of difference.
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION INTO TRANSPARENT OPV WINDOWS
Glass fabricators can add a relatively low-cost slot-die processing step to their manufacturing process that will lay down NEXT coatings on the OPV carrier lite surface #2, then laser scribe the OPV layer before laminating it to a second carrier lite with an interlayer and PIB edge seal. Leads exit the edge and are tied into a junction box. The NEXT lite lamination is assembled like a sandwich. Manufacturing is low risk (similar design and makeup with solar panels) and minimally disruptive to integrate to the existing supply chain.
The laminated NEXT OPV lite is integrated into single, double, or triple pane insulated glass units (IGUs) using established materials and techniques. The finished IGU, powered by NEXT, is ready to be installed into a framing system that is designed to accommodate glass with wires becoming a renewable energy-producing vision or spandrel glass facade.
WE'RE TURNING THEORY INTO REALITY
We’re developing the industry’s first cost-effective, mass produceable OPV coating that can be applied by glass fabricators to large-format glass, enabling facades to efficiently convert unwanted infrared and ultraviolet light into power.
Follow us to track our progress to deliver cost-effective, high-efficiency, supply chain integrated OPV.
COMMERCIALIZATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS
To commercialize a new glass coating, NEXT is demonstrating to the industry that our solution is aesthetically pleasing, stable, and scalable.
Aesthetics
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Coating is equivalent to the most widely adopted neutral gray color
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High marks for reflectivity and transparency
Scalability
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Low cost, earth abundant materials
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Supply chain can easily and rapidly scale with demand
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Successfully laid down coatings on 40” X 60” glass size
Stability
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Formulations meet the benchmark stability targets for both color stability and PCE stability
WHAT WILL NEXT OPV MEAN FOR
YOUR NEXT FACADE DESIGN?
Architects
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Excellent aesthetics
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Meet energy and on-site solar building codes
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Trusted supply chain
Developers/
Owners
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On-site energy production
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40% Investment Tax Credit
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Sustainability certifications for higher lease value
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30+ year durable, stable OPV materials
Fabricators/
Licensees
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Differentiated, value added solution
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Integrates into existing operations
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Diversified product portfolio
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Eligible for IRA domestic manufacturing incentives
Occupants
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Reduced carbon emissions
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Lower energy use
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Cleaner, more sustainable environment
Get ready for NEXT OPV | Powering Facades.
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