These companies are producing solar energy generating windows, flexible surfaces, and blinds as a creative, distributed way to meet the energy demand of buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buildings account for nearly 40% of global energy use and contribute about 40% of greenhouse gas emissions on our planet. What\u2019s more, global building stock is expected to double<\/a> in area by 2060. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As solar arrays and wind farms continue to fill in open spaces, innovators have a vision of another way to produce energy:  photovoltaic windows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the companies currently involved in turning windows into energy-producing devices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEXT Energy Technologies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n