{"id":16140,"date":"2019-02-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.smarteventi.it\/glass-to-power.html"},"modified":"2019-02-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T00:00:00","slug":"glass-to-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.smarteventi.it\/en\/glass-to-power.html","title":{"rendered":"Glass to Power: building solar panels into your windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<p><strong>Solar panels embedded within your window<\/strong>? This is what an Italian startup is promising, working on a new technology harnessing the power of nanoparticles. Glass to Power hails from Milan, where it was born as a spinoff from the innovation lab of the local university, and it has rapidly emerged as one of the most interesting names in tech innovation and sustainable energy. Their long-term vision projects a future in which both households and industrial plants will be powered by solar energy transformed by their own windowpanes.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>How it works<\/h3>\n<p>The core of Glass to Power\u2019s technology sounds simple enough to the untrained ear: a sheet of Plexiglass, sandwiched between two normal glass panes, acquires superpowers, in the form of nanocrystals of semiconductors that are weaved through the material. The semiconductors convert sunlight into infrared beams that are carried to the edge of the pane, where silicon solar cells turn the infrared photons into usable electric power. This is, of course, but a layman\u2019s explanation of this revolutionary new technology, but it should be enough to convey the virtually limitless potential of Glass to Power\u2019s idea. Currently, the Plexiglass panes convert at lower rates than normal solar panels (5% against the standard 20%), but it is esteemed that this would be enough to power a large glass-panelled building. Other possible usages for this technology include \u201csmart walls\u201d for offices and public buildings, powering anything from curtains to led lighting and wi-fi.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5846\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.smarteventi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass-to-power-window.jpg\" alt=\"glass to power window\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"mks_button mks_button_large squared\" href=\"https:\/\/en.smarteventi.it\/contact_us.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #dd9933\" >Launch your brand in Italy! Call us now!<\/a>\n<h3>Sustainability and Circularity: Italy leads the way<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/agritech-startups-italy.html\"><strong>Italy is leading the way in sustainable innovation and circular economy<\/strong><\/a>, thanks in no small measure to its lively startup scene. Numerous universities are starting innovation labs and encouraging young researchers and anyone with a brilliant idea to develop their vision, by creating a positive ecosystem that is conducive to the flourishing of revolutionary startups such as Glass to Power.<\/p>\n<h3>Glass to Power: a success story<\/h3>\n<p>Glass to Power is the brainchild of Sergio Brovelli and Francesco Mainardi, two professors at Milan\u2019s Bicocca University. Founded in 2016, the startup was crowdfunded and fetched an impressive \u20ac2,25Mln (at the moment of writing this article, Glass To Power campaign holds the record for the highest sum ever reached on CrowdFundMe. 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