During Wednesday’s Solar Symposium in Kansas City, hosted by the Glass Association of North America (GANA), several presenters addressed the various solar power applications for which glass is needed, from building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) to less well known technologies. In his presentation, “Solar Power Applications and Strengthened Glass,“ Mike Ondrus of Glasstech Inc. provided an [...]

During Wednesday’s Solar Symposium in Kansas City, hosted by the Glass Association of North America (GANA), several presenters addressed the growth of solar energy – from its inception into the future – and the ways in which the glass industry, and its technologies, can grow with it. Patrick Sargent of AGC provided some background on [...]

Russ Huffer, chief executive officer of Apogee Enterprises, spoke to Glass Expo Midwest™ 2010 attendees in March in Schaumburg, Ill., about BIPV and achieving zero energy systems and explained how, to him, building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is still a technology that’s ahead of the glazing industry. He pointed out that Apogee, in fact, “spent millions [...]

 Tickets for the solarpeq 2010 conference “Size matters: producing solar at large scale” are now available online at www.solarpeq.de/conferenceticket. The conference will be held all day September 27, 2010, and until noon on September 28, 2010 – the first day of solarpeq 2010, International Trade Fair for Solar Production Equipment. The trade show will be held [...]

Last week’s international ENERGY FORUM on Solar Architecture in Bressanone, Italy, brought together more than 200 architects, engineers and representatives from the solar industry and research institutes; another 120 participants attended the various workshops. It was the first time the meeting was held in English with participants from the United States, Canada, South America, Africa, [...]

Plans to move forward for the new subcommittee E44.20 on Glass for Solar Applications will be on the agenda during the upcoming E44 Main committee meeting in Atlanta, November 11, 1:30-3 p.m. EST. The subcommittee also will be providing an update on the last year’s new solar standards development efforts. CLICK HERE to register for [...]

solarpeq 2010, the International Trade Fair for Solar Production Equipment, will be accompanied by a first rate international conference with focus on solar production and equipment. solarpeq will take place from September 28-October 1, 2010, at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. The conference will be held on September 27 and September 28. Maverick divx The [...]

On October 3, more than 150,000 people are slated to participate in the non-profit American Solar Energy Society’s (ASES’) 14th Annual National Solar Tour, the world’s largest grassroots solar event.  The National Solar Tour provides solar-interested citizens an opportunity to view the real-life energy solutions people in their communities are deploying to save money, assert [...]

Glasspex India 2009, International Exhibition for Glass Production – Processing – Products, will feature a special show on “Solar Energy Generation.” Nine companies from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands will present trendsetting developments and applications in form of innovative solar modules, glass and solar energy systems, solar collectors and photovoltaic cells. The special show will [...]

Glass manufacturer Guardian Industries in Auburn Hills, Mich., is presenting its line of solar glass products at SolarPACES 2009, September 15-18, in Berlin. Guardian will feature its EcoGuard Solar Boost mirrors for concentrating solar power (CSP) applications. Samples of both of the company’s laminated parabolic (LP) and monolithic parabolic (MP) mirrors will be shown, as [...]