HIGHLIGHTS
- Nodis and ClearVue have undertaken a first phase evaluation for
the US Air Force at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida trialing
Nodis’ dynamic switchable glazing powered by ClearVue’s
photovoltaic window technology
- The evaluation is demonstrating to the US Air Force that
significant energy savings, energy generation and sustainability
impacts can be achieved by combining ClearVue’s PV window
technology with Nodis electronically controlled tinting
solution
- Phase 2 of the evaluation with the US Air Force commenced in
November 2021 with glazing solutions from ClearVue and Nodis;
further installation at Tyndall Air Force Base is planned for June
2022
- Nodis and ClearVue intend to seek combined product sales from
the US Air Force upon a successful evaluation
- ClearVue and Nodis have signed a Collaboration Agreement in
support of joint opportunities, with the parties potentially
entering a joint Supply Contract
Smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies Limited
(ASX:CPV OTC:CVUEF) is pleased to announce its participation in an
evaluation with Nodis Pte Ltd for a combined electrically
switchable (or tuneable) window solution for the US Air Force.
The two companies have signed a Collaboration Agreement for the
purposes of exploring ongoing joint opportunities with the US Air
Force including smart window supply contracts, as detailed
below.
Initial collaboration discussions between ClearVue and Nodis
commenced in March 2018. In early 2021, Nodis commenced evaluation
with the US Air Force for a first proof-of-concept solution
combining Nodis’ TruTintTM switchable film with a ClearVue PV
window deployed into a building operated by the US Air Force Civil
Engineering Center. A first demonstration of this was shown to the
US Air Force on 6 May 2021.
Nodis is a world leader in the development of a pioneering
dynamic switchable glazing technology that uses Dipole Nanoparticle
Suspension (or DNPS) to create an optical shutter system to block
light transmission through glass. The Nodis product, marketed as
TruTintTM, uses colour-coated nanoparticles, which are suspended in
microscopic wells inside a nanoimprinted film and sandwiched
between two sheets of glass. Electric power is connected to each
side of a conductive film coating to create a low-cost, instantly
switchable piece of smart glass with infinite tints and colours. By
combining film layers containing red, green and blue nanoparticles
to create low power, flexible digital displays within traditional
window glazing is also possible.
Nodis has also been involved in a separate trial with Ohio State
University’s Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME)
and the US Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment’s
Supply Base Resilience and Diversification (SBRD) Program for
exploration and development of ‘Camouflage Glass’ for potential
deployment into DoD ‘Warfighters’. In this trial the Nodis smart
glass technology is being used to create glass that adapts to its
environment – acting as active camouflage.
Phase 1 of the Evaluation Completed
Phase 1 of the evaluation involved installation of several Nodis
TruTintTM smart glass windows and a single ClearVue PV window
implementing a PV smart glass unit at an evaluation being conducted
at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, USA
(https://www.tyndall.af.mil/). Nodis TruTintTM smart glass film was
used to control the tint level and thereby the amount of light and
infrared entering a US Air Force building, with control coming from
Nodis’ Window Control System using IoT and powerline communications
technologies.
As part of the Phase 1 evaluation, Nodis monitored the PV
performance from the single combined PV smart glass panel via a
solar charge controller which charges a battery enabling autonomous
smart glass operation. Day to day PV smart glass performance
continues to be monitored via remote monitoring.
Phase 2 of the Evaluation has now commenced
Phase 2 of the evaluation commenced in November 2021 but will
now add an additional four ClearVue PV power generating windows in
combination with Nodis’ TruTintTM film. The additional ClearVue
units were delivered during April 2022 and are expected to be
deployed at the Tyndall Air Force Base in June 2022, with testing
and evaluation to be completed in August 2022, along with final
evaluation and reporting shortly thereafter.
Following a successful Phase 2 evaluation by the US Air Force,
Nodis will seek a third phase commercial engagement of Nodis and
ClearVue to supply smart windows and glazing for upcoming US Air
Force building projects.
Collaboration Agreement Signed
ClearVue and Nodis entered into a Collaboration Agreement on 27
May 2022 which outlines the parameters for commercial engagement
(Phase 3) and more generally.
The Collaboration Agreement sets out the terms for collaborating
on the promotion and joint development of ClearVue’s photovoltaic
IGU and smart solar window solutions combined with Nodis’ TruTintTM
dynamic switchable film.
Under the terms of the Collaboration Agreement, ClearVue and
Nodis will work collaboratively together to:
- Complete the Phase 2 evaluation demonstrating a combined
product (an initial prototype(s) combining the intellectual
property and technologies of both Nodis and ClearVue) before taking
current proof-of-concept demonstrations and creating a commercial
format product in line with a project plan agreed to by both
Parties (Commercial Prototype(s)); and
- continue discussions for establishing a commercial Supply
Agreement where one Party supplies to the other for inclusion into
a combined end-product for supply of windows to the US Air Force
(or other customers) as part of Phase 3; or
- alternatively, enter a joint venture or other arrangement where
the Parties’ two products and technologies are combined into one
final end-product based on the Commercial Prototype(s), that the
Parties can both promote together.
Commenting on the Collaboration Agreement, Executive Chairman
of ClearVue, Victor Rosenberg said:
“The Nodis TruTintTM product is at the
cutting edge of the smart glass industry and is a perfect fit for
ClearVue’s photovoltaic glazing solution. Nodis’ Dipole
Nanoparticle Suspension dynamic glazing solution requires power
inside the IGU or window to operate the control systems for
switching and dimming the glass, and for powering and maintaining
the state change in the Nodis DNP layer – which together we have
already demonstrated through the Phase 1 evaluation with the US Air
Force. To date, the combined Nodis and ClearVue solution has
demonstrated the benefits of both solutions to the US Air Force:
energy savings and energy generation offering a clear impact on
sustainability and a path towards Net Zero. The next step is to
complete Phase 2 of the US Air Force evaluation with Nodis and then
to scale and commercialize a combined product for potential sales
to the US Air Force and others.”
Commenting on the Collaboration Agreement, Chief Executive
Officer of Nodis, Michael Holt said:
“The ClearVue PV IGU solution has
demonstrated itself to be a great fit for use in supplying
localised power to Nodis’ TruTintTM smart glass film. Getting power
to windows, especially in a retro-fit application, has been
historically difficult and expensive. A Nodis TruTintTM DNP glazing
system combined with ClearVue PV and battery and can be deployed
without the need for wiring to the window. Where wiring is used,
our solution also uses powerline control of the windows themselves
removing the risk of over-the-air hacking of the glazing inherent
in wireless control methods using WiFi, Bluetooth or other
communications protocols. We are looking forward to working with
ClearVue on completion of our customer evaluations and then,
subject to success of the same, look forward to working with
ClearVue to explore licensing and sales opportunities together
under the new Collaboration Agreement and more formal agreements
that will follow.”
The Company looks forward to updating the market on the
evaluation with the US Air Force and to its progress under the
Collaboration Agreement.
Authorised by the Board of ClearVue Technologies
Limited.
ABOUT NODIS CORP
Nodis’ TruTintTM smart glass technology enables glass to switch
instantly from clear to opaque and any tint or colour in between.
This allows for precise light, glare, and infrared control
increasing a building’s energy efficiency and liveability while
transforming any piece of glass into a transparent display. TruTint
can reduce electricity usage and greenhouse gas emissions by 40%
and is capable of significantly lowering a building’s energy costs.
Maximizing natural light while controlling glare and infrared has
been shown to improve productivity and mood while reducing
headaches and eyestrain. TruTint’s revolutionary nanoparticle film
is 10x lower cost to produce and integrate into new glass
manufacturing or aftermarket glass products.
For more information visit: www.nodiscorp.com
ABOUT CLEARVUE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
ClearVue Technologies Limited (ASX: CPV) is an Australian
technology company that operates in the Building Integrated
Photovoltaic (BPIV) sector which involves the integration of solar
technology into building surfaces, specifically glass and building
façades, to provide renewable energy. ClearVue has developed
advanced glass technology that aims to preserve glass transparency
to maintain building aesthetics whilst generating electricity.
ClearVue’s electricity generating glazing technology is
strategically positioned to compliment, and make more compelling,
the increased use of energy-efficient windows now being regulated
in response to global climate change and energy efficiency
goals.
Solar PV cells are incorporated around the edges of an Insulated
Glass Unit (IGU) used in windows and the lamination interlayer
between the glass in the IGU incorporates ClearVue’s patented
proprietary nano and micro particles, as well as its spectrally
selective coating on the rear external surface of the IGU.
ClearVue’s window technology has application for use in the
building and construction and agricultural industries (amongst
others).
ClearVue has worked closely with leading experts from the
Electron Science Research Institute, Edith Cowan University (ECU)
in Perth, Western Australia to develop the technology.
To learn more please visit: www.clearvuepv.com
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dividends, production levels or rates, prices or potential growth
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