Recently, an innovation that could change the world was released. They’re windows, with solar panels integrated into the edges. The panels are at a specific angle so that they will efficiently convert the incoming light into electricity. The windows are fully transparent and still look just like normal windows. These windows are called PowerWindows, and they were invented by Ferdinand Grappenhause, at his company, called Physee.
The windows can generate 8-10 watts of power. This is enough power to charge two phones per every square metre, every day. The first installation of the PowerWindows was unveiled in June. The headquarters of Rabobank, in Eindhoven, Netherlands, was fitted with 30 square metres of PowerWindows. The bank’s employees can plug their smartphones into the windows, using USB ports to charge them. Other buildings in the Netherlands are already lined up to have PowerWindows installed.
I think these windows are a great idea. Every year we use more and more electricity in our homes and workplaces. Sooner or later, we will need to find a way to make sustainable electricity. Solar panels were an obvious way out, but the space on our roofs, which is an obvious place to put them, wasn’t enough. Putting solar panels in our windows is a great innovation, that will surely change our world for the better. I think that in 10 years time, these could be in every home and workplace in the world.
These windows could be the next innovation in sustainable electricity. They’re an amazing invention, that could really change the world.
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