Comments on: UCLA Develops Electricity-Generating, Transparent Solar Cell Windows http://inhabitat.com/ucla-develop-electricity-generating-transparent-solar-cell-windows/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: abumkim http://inhabitat.com/ucla-develop-electricity-generating-transparent-solar-cell-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-391879 abumkim Sat, 11 Aug 2012 01:23:52 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=413536#comment-391879 It's kind of interesting. On the surface, figuratively speaking, this kind of technology seems promising to the casual reader. But for folks that study and research building performance, especially folks that understand daylighting and solar heat gain implications with respect to energy-efficiency (more specifically, demand reductions). The coupling of transparent solar cells to windows will inevitably create another allusive "red herring." We can't PV our way to sustainability; it's a variable in a long process. Especially, if optimizing PV will naturally encourage architects to overglaze the south facade. It already takes a skilled group to balance solar heat gain, view glass, avoidance of glare,etc.... Statistically speaking, it's rare a group actually pulls it off. Adding another variable, like solar cell windows, is interesting technology; but I'm afraid the far majority of architects will abuse it rather than use it sparingly within good building design. But if someone could, I would give it up to them! -World Piece It’s kind of interesting. On the surface, figuratively speaking, this kind of technology seems promising to the casual reader. But for folks that study and research building performance, especially folks that understand daylighting and solar heat gain implications with respect to energy-efficiency (more specifically, demand reductions). The coupling of transparent solar cells to windows will inevitably create another allusive “red herring.” We can’t PV our way to sustainability; it’s a variable in a long process. Especially, if optimizing PV will naturally encourage architects to overglaze the south facade. It already takes a skilled group to balance solar heat gain, view glass, avoidance of glare,etc…. Statistically speaking, it’s rare a group actually pulls it off. Adding another variable, like solar cell windows, is interesting technology; but I’m afraid the far majority of architects will abuse it rather than use it sparingly within good building design. But if someone could, I would give it up to them!

-World Piece

]]> By: collisb http://inhabitat.com/ucla-develop-electricity-generating-transparent-solar-cell-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-389397 collisb Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:39:06 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=413536#comment-389397 hmmm.... Time to start tooling up Solyndra. ./c hmmm….

Time to start tooling up Solyndra.

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