Panasonic envisions a world where homes and offices can be powered by their windows

An artist's impression of a building with perovskite solar cells embedded in the windows. - PANASONIC

TOKYO: Imagine a future where the glass windows and walls of buildings such as homes and offices can directly harness solar energy in place of unsightly and space-consuming solar panels.

This reality is just years away, with the technology developed by Japanese electronics giant Panasonic currently being used in a trial project in Fujisawa, south of Tokyo.