Researchers in South Korea have recently designed a transparent solar window technology that is capable of generating electricity continuously by using sunlight during the day and indoor lighting at night.
The hybrid solar window was developed by a research team led by Jun Yong-seok, PhD, a professor in the Department of Integrative Energy Engineering at Korea University, in collaboration with the Korea Aerospace University and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).
According to the team, the innovative technology could significantly expand the role of windows in energy-efficient buildings. It could also help overcome long-standing limitations of transparent photovoltaics (PV).
“In the future, our technology can be applied to various industrial sectors, such as zero-energy buildings and windows for electric vehicles,” Jun pointed out.
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