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Doug Bright
ClearVue Technologies has added another commercial marker to what has already proven to be an extremely productive week, locking in a $305,000 contract to supply building-integrated photovoltaic glazing for the Rio Business Centre redevelopment in Paphos, Cyprus.
The deal will see the company provide its solar glass, framing system and electrical design as an integrated package for more than 800 square metres of faรงade, with the installed system expected to deliver 169 kilowatts of capacity and 139 megawatt hours of annual generation.
The project forms part of the conversion of the former Rio Cinemas complex in Paphos into a modern mixed-use retail and office development, with sustainability high on the design brief.
ClearVue says its products were selected because the package could integrate neatly with the existing faรงade and roofing systems while also ticking off important durability and safety credentials required for a long-life commercial installation.
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ClearVue Technologies chief executive officer and managing director Doug Hunt
Those features would likely include the companyโs in-house designed thermal management junction box, IP68 water resistance and key fire ratings, with the junction box recently securing TรV SรD global certification.
While a physically small out-of-sight element, such as an electrical junction box, might seem insignificant, its certification this week marked another important step underpinning ClearVueโs ambitions to commercialise its building-integrated photovoltaic products globally.
The Cyprus contract award follows another positive update for the week, with ClearVue revealing yesterday it had secured a $280,000 Australian Research Council Linkage grant with the University of Melbourne to help develop next-generation solar window technology over three years.
The company says the project will focus on designing, modelling, constructing and testing new techniques to improve solar efficiency, which, if successful, could lead to the incorporation of these technologies into future versions of ClearVueโs solar windows.
ClearVue Technologies chief executive officer and managing director Doug Hunt said: โThe project will deliver significant energy to the building, while maintaining the architects vision is the mission of ClearVue. The Rio Cinemas site has been a fixture in Paphos for decades, so it is exciting to see it given a new lease of life as a modern mixed-use building where the facade itself contributes to energy generation.โ
Viewed in concert, ClearVueโs achievements this week suggest the company is doing far more than just talking up the building-integrated solar theme. It is stacking commercial runs on the board while also strengthening its research and certification support that underpins the entire story.
The broader shift is easy to see. Solar is moving beyond rooftops and into the fabric of buildings themselves, and ClearVue is steadily positioning itself to be part of that change.
For punters chasing signs of real-world traction, ClearVueโs achievements this week have given them a fair bit to work with.
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