These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house
New solar technology could transform the way we view — and power — our world.
By Marlene Cimons Nexus Media Yesterday at 11:00am
The windows of many cars and buildings are tinted with a film that shuts out unnecessary sunlight, an energy efficiency measure that helps lower heating and cooling costs. Other environmentally-friendly windows feature a coating of see-through solar cells that transform them into mini electricity generators. But you probably won’t find any that can do both. Not yet anyway.
This could be about to change. Chinese scientists have invented a new material that can both block the sun and produce power. They predict that windows outfitted with this product — or even window curtains that have it — eventually could cut the average household’s electric bills by at least half.
https://www.popsci.com/solar-power-windows-keep-sun-out
