Brite Solar is the winner of the 3rd MIW competition of AMCHAM

Brite Solar became the winner of the 3rd Make Innovation Work competition that has been held by the American – Hellenic Chamber of Commerce.

The aim of the competition is to contribute to the stimulation of Greek Entrepreneurship and the Greek Economy, through the promotion of the creative potential of Greek Enterprises and the enhancement of their competitiveness in the international business environment. The award was given out by the American Ambassador to Greece Mr. Geoffrey Payatt in a ceremony attended by the Greek Prime Minister.

How the glass is built

The panel is a laminate: an active layer carried between sheets of architectural glass, sealed at the edges and mounted in the same profiles a greenhouse or facade already uses. Nothing about the installation asks the builder to learn a new trade, which matters more for adoption than any laboratory figure.

Transparency is the design parameter that everything else follows from. A pane that passes most of the visible light leaves the crop unaffected but generates modestly; one that passes less produces more current and starts to shade. The specification is chosen per project, against the crop and the latitude it will grow at.