“Photovoltaic glass installation” by Onyx Solar, image/information source: onyxsolar.com
Photovoltaic glass offers customizable color palettes that balance aesthetics with energy efficiency in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). Leading manufacturers like Onyx Solar provide 16 fade- and scratch-resistant colors, including neutrals and earth tones.
Key Color Options
Onyx Solar’s palette features white, polar gray, blue, sand, terracotta, marble brown, and corten steel, selected after testing over 200 shades for optimal kWp performance.
SpriColor-PV enables RGB spectrum colors with 90-95% efficiency relative to clear modules, plus custom designs like concrete or wood motifs.
Efficiency Factors
Darker colors boost efficiency, while brighter ones (e.g., vivid red) reduce it by up to 30-60%, depending on glass type like extra-clear or acid-etched.
Kromatix glass uses paint-free technology for stable colors in various thicknesses, ideal for facades without significant energy loss.
