We are honored to have been selected as Semifinalists in the Clean Tech Open, the largest clean tech contest. They are helping us to bring our solar encasement system to market. It is designed to allow virtually all solar manufacturers to have their products encapsulated in a ‘sandwich’ resulting in a BIPV roof at below the cost of a non-solar roof BEFORE tax credits/rebates/incentives. For hi-rises, it will also be available as a structural supporting curtain wall; will cost far less than most current building exteriors; is very attractive; allows for the option of all six forms of solar, not just PV plus has a see-through glazing option; installs in less than 1/5th the time of most current systems; predecessors have withstood over 200 mph winds in the Pacific; broke the test rack at 150 lb snow load; test show it will withstand a seismic 7 earthquake; is made primarily from agricultural waste; plus the surface material has been on my projects for over 30 years without breaking and with a almost imperceptible loss of delta. While designed to withstand heavy wind and snow, it is also designed for the easy removal of the top ‘slice’ for access and maintenance. Where light transmission rather than sight is desired, part of the ingrained lens system allows for balanced light transmission based on the time of the year so as to almost flatten the heat generation curve.

This system is the result of heavy pressure from a DOE director for us to bring the BIPV portion of our transformational construction systems to market first “for the good of America. It needs it NOW!”. With biomimicry for natural cooling and ingrained lens to increase the output of the solar cell as well as allow for facing most directions including vertical, upon seeing a mockup, 4 NREL technicians got in a very heated argument as to how much it will increase a single cells output. They finally agreed to disagree with the lowest figure being 4 times, two were in the mid-twenties, and the fourth was at 40 times. Naturally they are anxious to get to work on it to obtain the right answer.

Being part of a transformational construction system that simplifies the construction process, the solar portion will come as a light construction roof; a commercial/industrial roof that will span a typical city block at half the cost of a non-solar roof; a ground mounted system projected to cost less than 1/3rd that of current ground mounted; an awning system for residential as well as high rises; and two forms of retrofit for existing buildings.

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