Solar Glass Blocks Offer Electricity And Insulation

A collaboration between researchers from Exeter University and Glass Block Technology Ltd has resulted in a novel way to turn glass blocks into solar energy generators. According to a University of Exeter news release, Solar Squared is a glass block product that can generate electricity while allowing more daylight into a building. The blocks contain 13 embedded solar cells to absorb sunlight. They also provide additional thermal insulation to a building and, according to the press release, the product is "cheaper than standard glass construction blocks plus the cost of electricity." To read the press release, please visit: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_602131_en.html