SunThru develops highly transparent silica aerogel monoliths and integrates them into window insulating glass units. The company’s prototype delivers triple-pane performance in a unit with the thickness and weight of double-pane glass, and SunThru is now scaling its manufacturing process from laboratory production to window-sized monoliths. Its work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, NYSERDA, Fuzehub and Union College’s Aerogel Lab.
Energy GlassEnergy Glass develops ENERGYGLASS™, an optically clear building-integrated photovoltaic window system that turns vertical glazing into a source of electricity without grids, dots, or lines across the field of vision. Its patented inorganic nanotechnology redirects light to protected edge collectors, allowing the glass to generate power from sunlight and ambient light while serving as a building window. The company also applies the technology to energy-supporting greenhouse systems.FAIRMONT, WV
AndlucaFounded in 2017 after more than 12 years of photovoltaic-materials research at Princeton University, Andluca develops and manufactures transparent UV-harvesting glass and wireless smart-window systems. Headquartered in Rochester, where it conducts chemistry, materials development, thin-film manufacturing and R&D, the company also operates a product center in Oakland focused on window integration. Its SafeFlight UV™ interlayer adds an invisible-to-humans, bird-friendly treatment to laminated glass, while Innovio™ Glass supplies in-window power for self-powered smart features.ROCHESTER, NY
Gillinder Glass (Gillinder Brothers, Inc.)Established in 1861, Port Jervis-based Gillinder Glass (Gillinder Brothers, Inc.) makes custom technical molded and filter glass for lighting, aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. The company is especially known for optical filter glass and supplies up to half of the glass components used in U.S. airfield runway lights, while its in-house mold shop and engineering team develop parts from small prototypes through production runs. Gillinder’s made-in-the-USA operation is ISO 9001:2015 certified.PORT JERVIS, NY
Smartglass InternationalSince 2001, Smartglass International has manufactured made-to-order switchable glass that can change privacy, light and solar control at the flick of a switch. From its 10,000-square-metre specialist facility in Ireland, the company processes and finishes every unit in-house, hand-checking each one before shipping it with a five-year guarantee. Its work has travelled to 35 countries, including bespoke glazing for CERN’s Globe of Science & Innovation and Edinburgh’s historic McEwan Hall.FREEHOLD, NJ