Smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies Limited (ASX:CPV) has commenced work on a ground-breaking solar greenhouse being built at Murdoch University in Western Australia.
The company reported that following the completion of construction of the supporting structure for the greenhouse it has commenced installation of its energy efficient energy generating photovoltaic glazing panels. ClearVue’s involvement includes installation, testing and commissioning, which will continue through January and February of 2021.
ClearVue’s greenhouse is being built adjacent to the two recently completed polycarbonate research greenhouses that form part of a larger $7.45 million grains research precinct partly funded by infrastructure grants from the Grains Research Development Corporation.
The new precinct was officially opened by Agriculture Minister Alannah McTiernan amongst other dignitaries in December. Once completed, the ClearVue greenhouse will add to and form a part of this precinct.
CEO, Ken Jagger, said the company expects that the greenhouse will lead to greater market awareness of the ClearVue product and technology globally – more specifically it will increase awareness of the role that the ClearVue product and technology can play in food security and protected-cropping agriculture – a key target for the company’s sales efforts alongside high-rise commercial architecture.
We are starting to see strong interest globally for the ClearVue product from greenhouse suppliers, growers and other protected cropping end-users. We expect the fully constructed greenhouse to lead to an even greater market awareness of our technology and product,” Mr Jagger said,
“We look forward to updating the market once the greenhouse is commissioned in the next few months, and as the larger research aspects of the project progresses.”