ClearVue Technologies, an Australian solar technology company, will set up a joint venture with a Chinese partner in Hong Kong to produce power-generating glass for building facades, a concept seen as timely given rising energy prices amid geopolitical tensions.The Australian Securities Exchange-listed firm aims to take advantage of the manufacturing prowess of mainland China to provide “affordable” glass for commercial buildings via the joint venture with vacuum-glass maker LandVac, said Doug Hunt, managing director and CEO of ClearVue, in an interview.The venture will use a patented technology that integrates solar panels into the glass, which could cut a building’s energy use by about 70 per cent according to tests, Hunt said.
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SUN · 2026-05-17 · 03:30 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0517-76881
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Every window a solar panel: Australia-China joint venture to set up in Hong Kong
Australian solar technology company ClearVue Technologies is establishing a joint venture in Hong Kong with a Chinese partner, vacuum-glass maker LandVac. This venture will produce power-generating glass for building facades, integrating solar panels directly into the glass using patented technology.
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Australian solar technology company ClearVue Technologies is establishing a joint venture in Hong Kong with a Chinese partner, vacuum-glass maker LandVac. This venture will produce power-generating glass for building facades, integrating solar panels directly into the glass using patented technology. ClearVue aims to leverage mainland China's manufacturing capabilities to offer affordable glass for commercial buildings. According to ClearVue's CEO, tests indicate this technology could reduce a building's energy consumption by approximately 70 percent. The initiative is considered timely due to increasing energy prices and geopolitical tensions.
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The joint venture aims to leverage China's manufacturing capabilities to offer affordable glass for commercial buildings.
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ClearVue Technologies will set up a joint venture in Hong Kong with a Chinese partner to produce power-generating glass for building facades.
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The integrated solar glass could reduce a building's energy use by approximately 70 percent, according to tests.
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