HelioVolt Partners with AGA to Manufacture BIPV
HelioVolt and Architectural Glass & Aluminum Co. today announced a partnership to incorporate solar energy systems directly into standardized curtain wall products, the exterior glass facades that dominate modern urban construction.
May 06, 2008
HelioVolt produces thin film solar energy products. By embedding its PV thin film into green building materials, the companies say they can make solar-enabled curtain walls that improve aesthetics, simplify installation and reduce operating costs for solar energy in new construction.
"The market for distributed solar energy is developing at breakneck speed, driven by the inherent value of being able to generate clean electricity at the same place it's being consumed," said HelioVolt CEO Dr. BJ Stanbery. He adds that his company's manufacturing process could enable next-generation smart building materials capable of powering cities of the future.
AGA is a designer, manufacturer and installer of custom curtain wall products primarily serving the Western United States.