BIPV stands for Building Integrated Photovoltaic Panels, the next generation of clean energy generation.
Onyx Solar is the world’s leading manufacturer of transparent photovoltaic (PV) glass for buildings. Onyx Solar uses photovoltaic glass as a material for building purposes as well as an electricity-generating material, with the aim of capturing the sunlight and turn it into electricity. The panes are made of layers of heat-treated safety glass which can provide the same thermal and sound insulation as conventional architectural glass, not to mention the fact that they also let natural light go through in the same way as conventional glass. Thus the photovoltaic glass glass panels could be installed replacing conventional glass on building facades, curtain walls, atriums, canopies and terrace floors, among other architectural applications. These glass panes could additionally be installed on a wide variety of existing buildings and facilities, therefore contributing to their enhancement both from an aesthetic and energetic point of view.

1st of its kind installation in the Maltese islands. Back in 2014, Econetique was entrusted with the first installation of this innovative technology.