Intelligent windows for electricity generation: A technologies review

Abstract Buildings are responsible for over 40% of total primary energy consumption in the US and EU therefore improving building efficiency has significant potential obtaining net-zero buildings reducing consumption. The concurrent demands environmental comfort need to improve both new existing have motivated research into finding solutions regulation incoming solar radiation, as well ensuring occupant thermal visual whilst generating onsite. Windows components offer opportunity addressing these issues buildings. Building integration photovoltaics permits such semi-transparent façade, skylights shading devices be replaced with PV. Much progress been made photovoltaic material science, where smart window development evolved areas PV, electrochromic thermochromic materials, luminescent concentrator each latter technologies buildings, specifically windows. This paper presents a review on intelligent that integrate renewable energy-saving strategies contributing towards sustainable zero-energy is comprehensive evaluation windows focusing state-of-the-art can generate electricity their electrical, optical characteristics. provides summary current work design generation gives recommendations further opportunities.