Overview
Pilkington Optiwhite™ is a range of extra clear low-iron float glass products with very high solar transmittance, offering improved solar energy conversion and consistent performances. This range of low-iron glass products is suitable for use in thin film photovoltaics, crystalline silicon photovoltaics, concentrated solar power technology, solar thermal collectors and solar mirrors.
The Pilkington Optiwhite™ Range includes the standard and well established low-iron glass Pilkington Optiwhite™ and Pilkington Optiwhite™ S, which was developed specifically for the solar industry and offers even greater solar energy transmittance. Pilkington Microwhite™ is our Pilkington Optiwhite™ in its extremely thin version (glass thicknesses down to 1.0 mm).
For more information on the Pilkington Optiwhite™ product range, please read our Pilkington Optiwhite™ literature, or stay up-to-date with our latest solar glass news.
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Pilkington Optiwhite™ Features and Benefits
- Very high light and solar heat transmittance,
- Consistent lifetime performance following prolonged exposure to the sun (no solarisation),
- Available in annealed or tempered/toughened form for Pilkington Optiwhite™ and Pilkington Optiwhite™ S; available in annealed form only for Pilkington Microwhite™.
For more information on the Pilkington Optiwhite™ range, please read our Pilkington Optiwhite™ literature or stay up-to-date with our latest solar glass news.
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Literature
Pilkington Optiwhite™ Product Range
Our range of solar glass products includes the standard and well established low iron glass Pilkington
Optiwhite™, and Pilkington
Optiwhite™ S, which was developed specifically for the solar industry and offers even greater solar energy transmittance.
Pilkington
Microwhite™ is our Pilkington
Optiwhite™ in its extremely thin version (glass thicknesses down to 1.0 mm).
The properties of our Pilkington Optiwhite™ products are summarised in the table below: