Glass for solar applications now covered in new ASTM standards development activity

A new ASTM International standards developing activity, Subcommittee E44.20 on Glass for Solar Applications, was formed during a virtual meeting on Sept. 29. Meeting participants, including government representatives, equipment and product manufacturers and members of ASTM International Committees E44 on Solar, Geothermal and Alternative Energy Sources and C14 on Glass and Glass Products approved the formation of the subcommittee, which will be under the jurisdiction of Committee E44.

“Since glass is so widely used in solar devices, glass standards for solar applications will foster solar industry growth by making the glass of consistent quality and characteristics available from many suppliers,” says Glenn Strahs, U.S. Department of Energy and an E44 member, according to a Nov. 10 Environmental-expert.com report.

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