NEXT Progress
NEXT is delivering on the promise of and potential BIPV.
TURNING THEORY INTO REALITY
We’re developing the industry’s first cost-effective, mass produceable OPV coating that can be applied to large-format glass, transforming facades into a clean energy source.
Aesthetics
With a major glass industry leader, NEXT developed a coating equivalent to the most widely adopted neutral gray for commercial projects with high approval for reflectivity and transparency.
Scalability
We continue making steady progress applying our coating and laminating to increasingly larger sizes of glass.
Our pilot production ensures scalability and readiness for the successful integration of our technology by fabrication partners.
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The most recent milestone achieved was the successful upgrade of our pilot line and production of 40” X 60” glass, the largest transparent OPV ever built.
Stability
NEXT coating formulations meet the benchmark targets for both color and PCE stability.
COMMERCIALIZATION MILESTONES
To commercialize a new glass coating, NEXT is demonstrating to the glass industry that our solution is aesthetically pleasing, stable, and scalable.
PROGRESS MILESTONES
July 2025
40" x 60" OPV
100 sq ft Facade in CA
We reached a significant milestone with the installation of the first façade Powered by NEXT windows at our headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.
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The groundbreaking installation features six transparent photovoltaic (PV) windows, each measuring 40 by 60 inches, for a total of 100 square feet of NEXT’s proprietary energy-generating glass. This marks the world’s first installation of its kind: a Building-Integrated PV (BIPV) façade featuring organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology developed by NEXT.
​The six IGUs incorporate NEXT’s OPV coating on the outboard lite, low-e coated inboard lites, and spacers supplied by Viracon, in a framing system provided and installed by Walters & Wolf.
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Target Specifications of Product 1 at Commercialization
Dimension: 40” x 60” (W x H)
Cell Type: NEXT Transparent Organic Photovoltaic
Laminate VLT: 32%
Vision Glass Power Efficiency: 3.5%
Contact us to make arrangements to view the demo facade or discuss a project using our 40” x 60” OPV glass.
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The successful scaling of NEXT’s OPV technology, both on glass and in facades, takes NEXT and the industry closer to a future of sustainable building design. We’re incredibly proud of the quality of the coating, the seamless installation, and the power generation performance we’re already seeing from this first facade installation.
Daniel Emmett
CEO, Executive Chairman, and Co-Founder of NEXT Energy Technologies
December 2024
40" x 60"
Largest format vision glass with transparent OPV coating
Successfully applying a transparent OPV coating on 40” x 60” laminated vision glass is a significant accomplishment for NEXT and the BIPV industry. This is the largest format laminated transparent power-generating window yet produced and further demonstrates the scalability of NEXT’s technology.
Target Specifications of Product 1 at Commercialization
Dimension: 40” x 60” (W x H)
Cell Type: NEXT Transparent Organic Photovoltaic
Laminate VLT: 32%
Vision Glass Power Efficiency: 3.5%
Having completed upgrades to the NEXT pilot production line, NEXT is now pursuing demonstration projects and initiating the UL Certification process.
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Our new 40" x 60" windows with transparent OPV coating is a major milestone for NEXT and the BPV industry. This milestone is a proof point that builds high confidence in our path to enable 60” x 120” commercial production."
Daniel Emmett
Co-Founder, Executive Chairman,
and CEO of NEXT
May 2024
27" x 35" OPV
26 sq ft Viewing Wall
With support from the California Energy Commission and in collaboration with our IGU fabrication and framing system partners Viracon and Walters & Wolf, we built a functioning technology viewing wall of 26 sq ft of transparent OPV glass using four 27” x 35” IGUs in a 3-sided captured frame.
NEXT Technology:
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Proprietary Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) Coating
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Environmentally Designed
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Produced in the USA
NEXT Lite Milestones:
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27”W X 35”H
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First prototyped in 2023
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Pilot projects in 2024
Funding by State of California Energy Commission
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NEXT Energy Technologies' transparent OPV is an innovation breakthrough for architects that will really change the game plan for sustainable buildings in the near future and for net zero construction for decades to come by turning a building's glass facade into a source of clean, renewable energy.
Andy Cohen
Co-Chairman Gensler and NEXT Board Member
Jan 2023
14" x 20" OPV
Patagonia Headquarters Tests NEXT OPV Windows
In 2022, NEXT installed 14” X 20” OPV windows at Patagonia’s corporate headquarters, marking the first time NEXT’s technology was demonstrated on a building.
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The installation of 22 south-facade windows demonstrated NEXT’s transparent solar technology and the seamless integration into commercial buildings.
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Installing NEXT was a perfect opportunity for Patagonia to further develop its sustainability ambitions.
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Patagonia relies on 100% renewable electricity for our owned and operated facilities in the United States and 76% globally, achieved through on-site and off-site installations.
Finding better ways of doing business is something we always strive to do, and we’re pleased to partner with NEXT Energy to help us be a more responsible company.
We’re happy with the results!
Corley Kenna
Head of Communications and Public Policy at Patagonia
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Apr 2022
14" x 20" OPV
First BIPV Demo Wall in the USA
A demo wall consisting of ten 14” x 20” transparent photovoltaic windows with NEXT OPV technology, assembled in a commercial framing system built by NEXT partner, Walters & Wolf, the fourth largest manufacturer or building envelopes in North America is the first demo of its kind in the USA.
The wall showcases the power-generation, functionality, transparency, aesthetics, and seamless integration of NEXT’s transparent OPV coating into a standard window glazing system, which carries the electronics, wiring, and hardware.
Our team sees building-integrated photovoltaics, such as NEXT’s window coating technology, as the next major evolution in building science.
Working together with the team at NEXT to exhibit this amazing technology highlights Walters & Wolf’s commitment to the positive, green future of the glazing and building enveloping industry in a meaningful and lasting way.
Nick Kocelj
President of Walters & Wolf
WHAT'S NEXT
