Australian solar glass technology to trial off-grid greenhouse applications

Australian clear solar glass technology will be used in the construction of a demonstration “self-sustaining,” off-grid greenhouse in Israel, as part of a joint pitch to the global sustainable agriculture market.

Perth-based ClearVue technologies said this week it had inked a deal with Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies Limited to explore complementary sales opportunities within the greenhouse sector.

Under the agreement, the two parties will jointly pursue sales opportunities, leveraging each other’s industry-leading technologies to offer a unique combined offering within the greenhouse market.

As part of the plan, they will build a demonstration greenhouse using ClearVue’s solar generating glass panels to explore powering Roots’ Root Zone Temperature Optimisation (RZTO) and Irrigation by Condensation (IBC) technologies.

As we have reported, ClearVue’s nano-technology, developed in conjunction with the Electron Science Research Institute (ESRI) at Edith Cowan University, generates electricity from a flat, clear sheet of glass while maintaining transparency.

Since listing on the ASX in May of 2018 the company has made some significant achievements, demonstrating its technology via