Press
Interviews, articles and press releases about the technology and the pilot installations. The list below collects everything published about the project.
European Innovation Council Article
The European Innovation Council featured Brite Hellas in its Earth Day article on EIC-funded startups working on clean technology.
Solar Impulse Efficient Solution label
Brite's Solar Glass received the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution label, awarded to clean and economically viable technologies.
HortiDaily: grapes, negative footprint
HortiDaily covered greenhouse grapes grown with a negative carbon footprint under Brite's transparent power-generating glass.
Crops with a negative carbon footprint
Brite press release on crop cultivation with a negative carbon footprint: greenhouses that generate more energy than they consume.
Agri-PV pilot with Brite's Solar Glass
GroenLeven installed an Agri-PV pilot using Brite's solar glass, combining crop cultivation and power generation on the same land.
GrTimes.gr article
GrTimes.gr, an economic and political news site focused on the country's development, featured Brite Hellas and its solar glass.
ERT3 show O₃ feature
Brite Solar and Dr Ilias Stathatos were featured on the ERT3 television show O3, discussing solar glass for agriculture.
ERT1 show Syndeseis interview
Brite appeared on ERT1's Syndeseis, explaining how a semi-transparent panel generates power and still lets light through.
Startupper Magazine – 100 Game Changers
Brite Hellas appears in the 100 Gamechangers edition of Startupper Magazine, published on 17 January 2021, among Greek innovators.
Balkan Green Energy News
Balkan Green Energy News, a bilingual free-of-charge regional outlet, featured Brite Hellas and its transparent solar glass.
Energy Press EIC funding
EnergyPress covered the European Innovation Council grant awarded to Brite Hellas and what it funds in production scale-up.
Takagreen – Sustainable Solutions
Brite Hellas is listed on Takagreen - Sustainable Solutions, a directory of innovative and sustainable products and technologies.
Cleantech Venture Day follow-up
Follow-up to Cleantech Venture Day, where the transparent solar glass was presented to investors focused on clean technology.
Climate Change & Sustainability Webinar
Brite's President and CEO spoke at the Ubiq Climate Change & Sustainability webinar on the role of agrivoltaics in cutting emissions.
Startupper: greenhouse of the future
Startupper Magazine profiled the greenhouse of the future: autonomous, efficient and covered with power-generating glass.
Cleantech Venture Week
Brite pitched at Cleantech Venture Week, an event connecting innovative companies with fund managers and business angels.
EIC Investor Day on the EU Green Deal
Brite Solar was selected to pitch at the EIC Investor Day on the EU Green Deal, alongside other European deep-tech companies.
Industry Era: 10 Most Inspiring CEOs 2020
Industry Era Review named Brite in its 10 Most Inspiring CEOs of 2020, October edition, with a profile of the company's solar glass.
ATLAS TV show POLiSGREEN Interview
Brite was interviewed on the ATLAS TV show POLiSGREEN about transparent solar glass and how agrivoltaic greenhouses are built.
Two vineyard harvests a year
Eleftheros Typos on a pioneering Thessaloniki experiment where a vineyard grown under solar glass is harvested twice a year.
Open Access Government: the next EU budget
Open Access Government edition 28 charts the European Commission's next EU long-term budget and its research priorities.
First energy autonomous greenhouse
Greenagenda.gr reported on the country's first energy autonomous greenhouse, covered entirely with transparent solar glass.
Cleantech Innovation Symposium
Brite spoke at the Cleantech Innovation Symposium on 30 September, as the EU Green Deal moved from policy into procurement.
High-tech greenhouses and farming
Forbes on high-tech greenhouses as the future of agriculture, and where transparent power-generating glass fits into that shift.
SKAI 100.3 FM Interview: Stigmiotypa
Brite was interviewed on SKAI 100.3 FM's Stigmiotypa show about the company's results in transparent solar glass for greenhouses.
Open Access Government: nanomaterials on glass
Open Access Government published Brite's work on nanomaterials for green energy innovations built into architectural glass.
Real News Article: A Greek success in Europe
Real News covered Brite Solar as a Greek success in Europe, profiling the Thessaloniki-based company behind transparent solar glass.
Xronika tis Dramas Article
Xronika tis Dramas featured Brite Solar in an article on a Draman working at the cutting edge of solar technology and greenhouse power.
ERT radio interview on the Europe of tomorrow
Brite took part in an interview on ERT's Proto Programma radio show about rights and obligations in the Europe of tomorrow.
Kathimerini: clean energy from greenhouses
Kathimerini covered the technology under the heading of Greek innovation: clean energy produced by greenhouses with solar glass.
Brite on Royal Thai Army Radio and TV
The Royal Thai Army Radio and Television presented Brite Solar's transparent solar glass and its greenhouse applications.
Blueberry testing ground in Broekhuizen
A Brite Solar testing ground in Broekhuizen studies how blueberries grow under transparent power-generating glass over a full season.
Pilot blueberry setup with solar glass
Brite deployed an experimental solar glass setup over a blueberry cultivation to measure crop yield and power output together.
Brite 1228 sq m pilot greenhouse
Brite Solar announced a 1,228 sq m pilot greenhouse covered with transparent solar glass, the crops grown under it and the power produced.
ERT3 AgroWeek – Energy Autonomous Greenhouse
ERT3 AgroWeek reported on the energy autonomous greenhouse project, with video from the pilot installation and its first season results.
Brite Solar wins the 3rd MIW contest of AMCHAM
Brite Solar won the 3rd Make Innovation Work competition held by the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce for its solar glass technology.
Energy autonomous greenhouses
How energy autonomous greenhouses work and what transparent solar glass changes for growers: power on site, daylight kept on the crop.
Brite is participating in the 83rd TIF 2018
Brite exhibited at the 83rd Thessaloniki International Fair, 8-16 September, HELEXPO Pavilion 13, Stand 28, showing its solar glass.
Brite Solar Pilot Line
Brite Solar and JingCheng Glass set up a pilot line for low-volume solar glass production in Hongdou Village, Gushan, to validate the process.
Brite Solar presents to VINCI in Paris
Brite Solar presented its idea for the future of cities and infrastructure to VINCI in Paris on 9 July 2018, at the group's innovation session.
Brite Solar wins 3rd place at the NBG contest
Brite Solar took third place in the 8th Innovation and Technology competition run by the National Bank of Greece, judged on market potential.
Brite at FoodTech IL 2018, Tel Aviv
Brite presented its transparent solar glass at FoodTech IL 2018 in Tel Aviv, the main event of the Israeli food technology ecosystem.
More on the technology itself is on the project page; the partners involved are listed under collaborators.
