Solar-Powered Smart Glass Windows: Increase User Comfort And Decrease Energy Consumption In Buildings (Off Grid Energy Independence. Europe 2018)

• Autonomous (off-the-grid) smart window solutions in order to manage grid solutions

• Sensors integrated in the smart window to collect information in order to increase user comfort (opening window, dynamic tintable glass, built-in blind, etc)

• Simpler use and control of the smart window

• Reduces HVAC system energy consumption

Eric Westerhoff is in charge of Strategic Marketing & Business Development for Europe at SunPartner Technologies. With over 15 years of Marketing & Sales experience in the high-tech and renewable energy environment with large multinationals in Europe, he is passionate about GreenTech and solar energy. He has a Business Degree (DESCM) from ISG School of Management - Paris France.

Sunpartner Technologies creates and integrates invisible solar components for consumer electronics (wearables, mobile phones, connected devices) and the building (SmartCities) and transport markets (automotive, aviation, boating). Their Wysips® technologies (What You See Is Photovoltaic Surface) capture solar energy and convert it into electricity, thereby extending battery life or freeing devices from the grid entirely. Sunpartner invents smart, aesthetic surfaces to meet the needs of its clients throughout the world. The company is located in the south of France and has 85 employees. Since its creation in 2008, it has filed more than 130 patents and raised € 73 million in capital.