Tomita is licensed to distribute, market and sell ClearVue’s products in Japan for use in greenhouses and protected cropping agriculture. This, the first order since the licence was granted in April, is for 187 of ClearVue’s glazing panels that will be used to cover an area of
around 333m2 with fabrication to be completed in approximately 12 weeks.
ClearVue’s glazing will be deployed into the roof of a strawberry greenhouse which forms part of the ‘Aqua Ignis Hot Springs’ project in the Fujitsuka area of Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai City.
ClearVue has developed advanced glass technology that incorporates a clear lamination layer between glass panels that drives the incoming unwanted wavelengths of UV and IR light to solar PV cells located around the edge of an integrated glazing window unit to
generate electricity.
ClearVue’s PV glazing will contribute to the eco credentials of the Aqua Ignis project with the PV glazing panels on the greenhouse expected to generate approximately 8573 kWh of renewable energy per year based on modelling for that region.
The Aqua Ignis Hot Springs project, centred around a natural sodium chloride/bicarbonate hot spring, is set to become a significant tourist attraction in the region with visitors able to visit the strawberry greenhouse and experience ClearVue’s world leading solar PV glazing solution.
Of significance to the company is that this is the first order from the company’s Japanese licensed distributor with the prospect that larger orders from this distributor may follow in the future.
“The Aqua Ignis project in Sendai is a great starting project for ClearVue distributor Tomita and it will provide invaluable insights into the installation and technical nuances of the ClearVue product before Tomita takes on larger scale greenhouse projects throughout Japan.” ClearVue executive chairman Victor Rosenberg said.
“Additionally, the high-profile nature of the project will provide invaluable marketing and promotion for both Tomita and ClearVue demonstrating not only the benefits of the ClearVue product but also its versatility in different application settings.”
Commenting on the Aqua Ignis greenhouse project, the President of
Tomita president Hiraaki Tomita said: “Tomita Technologies is very pleased to have been able to specify the ClearVue product for use in this
high-profile health focused tourism project at Sendai.
“The project is unique in its ambitions and the use of ClearVue in the strawberry greenhouse roof will add to its distinctiveness and bolster its eco credentials. We are very much looking forward to working with ClearVue on delivery of this, our first project together.”
By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment.
Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website. Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so.
You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future, in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately. Otherwise, your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled.
Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy.