With one panel?

One window of even 0.5m2 size will generate enough energy to operate an electrochromic-type (or polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC)) transparency control layer integrated into the window. It can also power the window-integrated roller blinds system, or many LED lights mounted around the window perimeter. Daily average generation of ~ 135 Wh (orientation dependent) from a 1m2 window is sufficient for fully charging more than 13 mobile phone batteries (at about 8-10 Wh each). 100 Wh = 0.1 kWh.

The average total daily electricity consumption of a 3-bedroom household in Australia is about 15 kWh. If you were to use 20 suitably mounted ClearVue windows installed into unshaded pergola roof areas you could expect to offset approx. 18% of daily electricity consumption, due to generating approx. 2.71 kWh daily. As an example, a roof-mounted 6.6kWp mono-Si PV system offsets around 60% of the electricity bill in Perth, Western Australia. However, the roof based PV does not itself save on HVAC demand requirements – the ClearVue PV windows do. Find out more about our energy savings here. 100 Wh of energy is required to operate a 100W-rated incandescent light bulb for 1 hour (or ten (10 x ) 10W (approx 450-500 lumen) LED lights bulbs for 1 hour)

With one floor of a building?

1 floor of an office building can have around 200 windows of size 3.2m x 1.2m installed. We use the window sizes reported in one of the Company’s video presentations, to make an example. Then, the predicted energy generation is approx. = 60.5 kWh. This energy is sufficient for powering 242 lamps of rated power consumption 25W each, for 10 hours each day.

With one side of a building?

Considering 10 floors containing up to 200-300 large-area windows each, generating up to 1 MWh/day is possible. Provided that the building side orientation is selected to be close to the direction optimised for the local geography/climate.

With a whole building?

Since various window orientations may be involved, it is best to contact the ClearVue team for a feasibility analysis. Request a Feasibility Study for your project now.