Photovoltaic glass for buildings
Mingyang: BIPV glass, windows, skylights and solar roof tiles
Thin-film photovoltaic glass that replaces ordinary architectural glass in curtain walls, windows and skylights, with transmittance from 0 to 60% and the colour, shape and size the design needs.
Free of charge
Free BIPV façade adaptation
Send us your façade elevations or CAD/CAM files, and we will prepare a BIPV façade proposal free of charge.
About Mingyang Thin Film
Guangdong Mingyang Thin Film Technology Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ming Yang Smart Energy Group (Shanghai Stock Exchange: 601615), a wind, solar, storage and hydrogen group. It makes cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film modules and BIPV glass under the Mingyang PV Glass brand, and develops perovskite and heterojunction (HJT) technologies.
Most of its business is custom design and production: BIPV glass that differs in shape, size, colour and transmittance, delivered with design support, installation guidance and maintenance.
It builds BIPV glass at two production bases, Zhongshan and Yancheng, with its own CdTe, heterojunction (HJT) and perovskite cell lines, so the whole chain from the cell to the finished glass panel is made and checked in one place.
0–60%
light transmission, standard modules
up to 4 × 6 m
customised BIPV glass size
17.3%
CdTe standard panel efficiency
26%
HJT quarter-cut cell efficiency
−0.29 %/°C
temperature coefficient of power
25 years
more than 85% of power
Manufacturer declarations: Mingyang datasheets, BIPV product catalogue and certificates supplied by Mingyang (October 2026).
Why thin-film PV glass
Glass that behaves like architectural glass and also generates electricity.
Glass first
Laminated and insulating build-ups with tempered glass of 5 to 12 mm, so the PV glass meets the same structural and thermal needs as the rest of the façade.
Good in vertical façades
According to the manufacturer, CdTe depends little on tilt, works well in weak and diffuse light and has no significant hot-spot effect.
Uniform appearance
The thin-film layer has a homogeneous look, and coloured front glass matches the PV glass to the ordinary glazing next to it.
Connected to the building
Production goes to storage, EV chargers and the SPACE dashboard; solar blinds and windows can be controlled from SPACE.
Mingyang products at SPACE
Façades, windows, skylights, blinds and roofs from one photovoltaic glass platform.
PV curtain walls and façades
CdTe photovoltaic glass in place of the vision or spandrel glass of a curtain wall. It is available opaque or semi-transparent and as laminated double or triple glass, with power from 115 W at 0% to 46 W at 60% transmittance for a 1200 × 600 mm module.
BIPV Standard Module MY-JL-B5/B6/B8: 1200 × 600 mm, opaque, up to 110 W, glass 5 + 3.2 + 5 to 8 + 3.2 + 8 mm · customised glass up to 4 × 6 m, tempered or semi-tempered 5–12 mm, PVB 0.38–3.04 mm, laminated or insulating · wind and snow load 6000 Pa (IEC)
Price on request
BIPV windows and insulating glass units
Laminated PV glass built into an insulating glass unit with a Low-E layer and an air, nitrogen or argon gap, ready for window and window-wall frames. The transparent version lets daylight in and gives a clear view out while it generates electricity.
Semi-Transparent PV Module MY-3CT: 1200 × 600 × 6.8 mm, 12 kg · 0/20/40/60% transparency: 115/92/69/46 W · insulating build-ups (three glass layers with insulating glass, optionally double glass) as customised glass
Price on request
Skylights, canopies and carports
Semi-transparent PV glass for skylights, atria, sunrooms, canopies and carports: daylight below, electricity above. For skylights the manufacturer shows, for example, 20% transmittance, and insulating build-ups add thermal and acoustic comfort.
Price on request
Solar blinds
An insulating glass unit with blinds inside, powered by its own thin-film PV glass. Lifting and tilting of the blinds run on solar power, so no mains supply is needed for the drive. SPACE can include them in shading and ventilation scenarios.
Datasheet example: 1200 × 600 × 45 mm · 60% transmittance · 37.8 W · 50 kg · 5 mm + 3.2 mm CdTe + 5 mm laminated, 22 mm gap, 5 mm glass
Price on request
Solar roof tiles
PV roof tiles for new pitched roofs and renovations replace glazed, clay or metal tiles and keep the look of a tiled roof. Planar tiles are available in CdTe and HJT; curved tiles are planned for 2027.
Manufacturer references: Chengdu Wanhui School, Yucun Impression Library, Pixian agricultural tourism project (Sichuan) · dimensions and power per project
Price on request
PV pavement tiles
Walkable floor tiles with built-in PV cells under tempered anti-slip glass: waterproof and highly load-bearing, according to the manufacturer, for plazas, park paths, commercial streets and roof terraces.
Price on request
Colours and patterns
Coloured front glass matches the façade to ordinary or Low-E glass: for example coffee brown, grey, sky blue and deep blue, and printed patterns such as marble. Colour reduces power: according to the manufacturer, black loses about 10% and white up to 30%. We confirm the look on samples before the order.
Free BIPV façade adaptation service
Already have a design, or not sure how to execute a BIPV façade? Send us the elevations or your CAD files. Our engineers will turn them into a BIPV version of your façade.
- Module layout adapted to your façade grid
- Colours, finishes and light transmission
- Estimate of annual energy yield for your location
The adaptation proposal is free of charge.
Certificates held by Mingyang
Copies of the certificates issued to Guangdong Mingyang Thin Film Technology Co., Ltd., as supplied by the manufacturer:
- VDE marks approval No. 40049441, VDE Testing and Certification Institute (Offenbach): thin-film terrestrial PV modules tested and certified to EN IEC 61730-1 and -2:2018; the product also fulfils IEC 61215-1, -1-2 and -2:2016. Issued 22 January 2019, last updated 7 June 2024. VDE certificates are valid only as published on vde.com.
- ISO 9001:2015, SGS United Kingdom Ltd, certificate CN24/00000478, manufacture of cadmium telluride PV modules, valid until 22 January 2027.
- ISO 14001:2015, SGS United Kingdom Ltd, certificate CN25/00007331, same scope, valid until 28 October 2028.
- ISO 45001:2018, SGS United Kingdom Ltd, certificate CN25/00007330, same scope, valid until 28 October 2028.
The datasheets also list IEC 61215, IEC 61730 and UL 1703. Building-product documents for façades and windows in the EU (CE marking and declaration of performance) are confirmed for each project.
Mingyang products in the shop
Each product card has the full specification, Polish and English datasheets and the manufacturer’s documents.
Frames and façade systems
Mingyang glass is installed in standard curtain wall and window frames. For the aluminium systems we work with SPK Windows, and for opaque, stone-look façades with Far East Energy.
Prices on request. Every façade is quoted for a specific building.
All technical data are manufacturer declarations. Power values are at standard test conditions (STC).
Planning a glass façade, skylight or BIPV roof?
Send us the drawings, the glazing type you need and the required light transmission. We will propose the glass build-up and an energy estimate.
Phone: +48 533 909 533