The company last month released the results of a comprehensive trial of its solar façade product in the headquarters of Hong Kong’s Electrical and Mechanical Services Department. The trial tested ClearVue’s innovative vacuum-insulated solar glazing unit developed in a strategic partnership with a subsidiary of advanced glass company LandGlass Technology.
The trial, which began in July 2024, suggests a 4.6-year payback period before subsidies for ClearVue’s solar vacuum-insulated façade. When Hong Kong’s feed-in tariff is included, the panels pay for themselves in 2.6 years.
The company applied the trial results to a hypothetical 40-storey building with a 50 per cent window-to-wall ratio, considering the local weather conditions in 15 cities.
The assessment showed ClearVue’s integrated solar façade could offset between 74 per cent and 125 per cent of the building’s annual energy requirements, advancing the path to net-zero buildings.
ClearVue’s renewed executive team, led by its new CEO, is prioritising product optimisation and research to overcome adoption barriers. Along with achieving the increased energy and thermal savings demanded by modern construction, ClearVue is delivering technology that meets the relevant building fire and other safety standards, as well as modern design and architectural challenges.
Given Emirates Glass has a 400,000-square-foot facility and is known for supplying some iconic projects, the two innovative firms should be well-positioned to deliver sustainable construction in the region. That could mean a paradigm shift, where building façades generate renewable energy and improve a building’s sustainability.
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