Join NEXT Energy at GlassBuild 2024
Come see us during Glassbuild 2024 in Dallas between September 30 and October 2.
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NEXT Progress
NEXT is delivering on the promise of and potential BIPV.
Milestones
TURNING THEORY INTO REALITY
We’re developing the industry’s first cost-effective, mass produceable OPV coating that can be applied to large-format glass, transforming facades into a clean energy source.
Commercialization Accomplishments
Aesthetics
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With a major glass industry leader, NEXT developed a coating equivalent to the most widely adopted neutral gray for commercial projects with high approval for reflectivity and transparency.
Scalability
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We are making steady progress applying our coating to increasingly larger sizes of glass, most recently 27” X 35” coated glass. The next major milestone will be to lay down coatings on 40” X 60” glass, after which we’ll commission a new line capable of full size 60” X 120” lites.
Stability
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NEXT coating formulations meet the benchmark targets for both color and PCE stability.
COMMERCIALIZATION MILESTONES
To commercialize a new glass coating, NEXT is demonstrating to the glass industry that our solution is aesthetically pleasing, stable, and scalable.
Latest Achievements
PROGRESS MILESTONES
May 2024
27" x 35" OPV
26 sq ft Viewing Wall
With support from the California Energy Commission and in collaboration with our IGU fabrication and framing system partners Viracon and Walters & Wolf, we built a functioning technology viewing wall of 26 sq ft of transparent OPV glass using four 27” x 35” IGUs in a 3-sided captured frame.
NEXT Technology:
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Proprietary Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) Coating
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Environmentally Designed
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Produced in the USA
NEXT Lite Milestones:
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27”W X 35”H
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First prototyped in 2023
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Pilot projects in 2024
Funding by State of California Energy Commission
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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
Jan 2023
14" x 20" OPV
Patagonia Headquarters Tests NEXT OPV Windows
In 2022, NEXT installed 14” X 20” OPV windows at Patagonia’s corporate headquarters, marking the first time NEXT’s technology was demonstrated on a building.
The installation of 22 south-facade windows demonstrated NEXT’s transparent solar technology and the seamless integration into commercial buildings.
Installing NEXT was a perfect opportunity for Patagonia to further develop its sustainability ambitions.
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Patagonia relies on 100% renewable electricity for our owned and operated facilities in the United States and 76% globally, achieved through on-site and off-site installations.
Finding better ways of doing business is something we always strive to do, and we’re pleased to partner with NEXT Energy to help us be a more responsible company.
We’re happy with the results!
Corley Kenna
Head of Communications and Public Policy at Patagonia
Apr 2022
14" x 20" OPV
First BIPV Demo Wall in the USA
A demo wall consisting of ten 14” x 20” transparent photovoltaic windows with NEXT OPV technology, assembled in a commercial framing system built by NEXT partner, Walters & Wolf, the fourth largest manufacturer or building envelopes in North America is the first demo of its kind in the USA.
The wall showcases the power-generation, functionality, transparency, aesthetics, and seamless integration of NEXT’s transparent OPV coating into a standard window glazing system, which carries the electronics, wiring, and hardware.
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Our team sees building-integrated photovoltaics, such as NEXT’s window coating technology, as the next major evolution in building science.
Working together with the team at NEXT to exhibit this amazing technology highlights Walters & Wolf’s commitment to the positive, green future of the glazing and building enveloping industry in a meaningful and lasting way.
Nick Kocelj
President of Walters & Wolf
What's New
WHAT'S NEXT
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