Turn Your Balconies into Powerplants
The Mitrex SolaRailTM system uses integrated photovoltaic technology to extend solar energy generation to balconies, maximising energy production on otherwise unused surfaces.
- Transparency, Colour, & Design Options
- Safe & Code-Compliant
- Endless Applications
- 25-Year Warranty
Mitrex SolaRailTM generates clean, green power, contributing to a net-zero carbon future. With an aim to assist the worlds transition to sustainable solutions by integrating solar technology into every surface with access to sunlight. Contact us to learn more about how to incorporate solar railings into your next project!
Mitrex Solar Glass is suitable for facades, windows, balcony railings, spandrel panels on high-rises, acoustic noise barriers, and more – allowing for energy generation on every sun-touched surface.
Working with your manufacturer of choice, Mitrex will supply the Solar Glass to suit the aesthetic needs of your project. The Solar Glass ranges from fully transparent glass to translucent and transitional, depending on the building’s design. This technology can be integrated into any structure, allowing energy to be produced without relying on grid power.
Mitrex has designed Solar Glass to meet any design or system requirement regardless of the application. Mitrex Solar Glass can be incorporated into curtainwalls, window walls, punch windows, picture windows, hung windows, skylights, and more. Mitrex systems can be tailored to fit any application while ensuring beauty and functionality.
Integrated Photovoltaics
Mitrex Solar Railing Options
Mitrex SolaRailTM extends solar energy generation to balconies with integrated solar technology.
Mitrex solar railings guarantee strength, durability, safety, and beauty. The application options are boundless; as long as the railing has access to sunlight, solar energy will be passively generated and supplied back to the structure. The railing system can also be customized to meet the desired aesthetic; from the level of transparency to the tint of the balcony glass to the metal handrails and posts, a wealth of options are available to suit any design.
Mitrex solar railings consist of high-efficiency solar cells sandwiched between a front layer of heat-tempered, laminated glass and a back layer of either glass, back sheet, or aluminum honeycomb. Depending on the desired aesthetic, solar technology can be either monocrystalline silicon solar cells or thin-film. The solar cells are entirely integrated into the railing system, as well as the wiring and circuitry. The solar glass is code compliant and conforms to all safety and durability requirements.
The advanced building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system makes for invisible solar energy generation that can be incorporated into any design. You can even choose the transparency and colour of the glass, the arrangement of the cells, and the handrail and post design. The railings are made with high-quality materials and feature a 25-year product and performance warranty—guaranteeing long-lasting, aesthetic solar balconies.
Bird-Friendly Solar Railings
Energize your balconies with the world’s first transparent, bird-friendly, power-producing solar railings.
Birds have evolved the ability to see ultraviolet (UV) light. Since Mitrex Solar Glass absorbs UV light from the sun, birds perceive our solar railings as solid, opaque objects. Therefore, all Mitrex solar railings utilize bird-friendly solar glass as the integrated solar cells absorb the sun’s UV rays. Mitrex SolaRailTM makes it easy to design your structures with ecological, sustainable, aesthetic building materials
Design Freedom
Opaque Solar Modules
Mitrex offers opaque solar glass in solid colours or patterned options. This solar technology is suitable for spandrel panels on high-rise facades and seamlessly generates energy while matching the structure’s aesthetics.
Composition: Monocrystalline solar technology and laminated, low iron, tempered glass
Available In:
- Glass-glass for laminated glass applications starting from 6.5mm thickness or insulated glass units (IGUs) available in a variety of sizes, thicknesses, and glass options
- Glass-opaque back sheet units where a single layer of laminated glass can be utilized
Applications: Spandrel panels, facades, balcony railings, and more
Benefits: Design options—available in unlimited colours and patterns
Power Output: Up to 195W/SQM
Design Freedom
Semi-Opaque Solar Modules
Architects can benefit from our semi-opaque glass that allows light transmittance while generating energy. The space between the solar cells can be increased or decreased to alter visibility and enhance aesthetics.
Composition: Monocrystalline solar technology and laminated, low iron, tempered glass
Available In:
- Glass-glass for laminated glass applications starting from 6.5mm thickness or insulated glass units (IGUs) available in a variety of sizes, thicknesses, and glass options
- Glass-transparent back sheet units where a single layer of laminated glass can be utilized (i.e. greenhouses)
Applications: Fenestrations, windows, balcony railings, and more
Power Output: Up to 160W/SQM
BIPV Cladding System
Design Freedom
Transparent Solar Modules
Mitrex transparent glass uses thin-film technology to achieve a see-through, seamless glass. The glass transparency level can be customized depending on the architectural designs.
Composition: Thin-film solar technology and laminated, low iron, tempered glass
Available In:
- Glass-glass for laminated glass applications starting from 6.5mm thickness or insulated glass units (IGUs) available in a variety of sizes, thicknesses, and glass options
Applications: Fenestrations, windows, balcony railings, and more
Power Output: Up to 110W/SQM
Hardware Options
Handrail & Post Varieties
Mitrex offers a variety of finishes in the metal handrails and posts to meet the needs of architects and design professionals. We offer many types of cap railing and base shoe options that will allow you to stray true to your design vision, and there is a range of post colours available. Mitrex offers a variety of finishes in the metal handrails and posts to meet the needs of architects and design professionals. This also allows for the integration of solar energy to be concealed. With various handrail and post options that SolaRailTM has to offer, the possibilities in aesthetics are endless.
Any Size
Adaptable Sizes
Mitrex SolaRailTM can meet any design need, including the sizes of the railing panels. Depending on the application, the length of the glass may vary to match the architectural designs. Mitrex allows architects to design with sustainability, as standard dimensions do not limit them. Our custom-designed manufacturing line enables us to produce various glass panels in multiple sizes efficiently. We can also meet specific requirements and assist with the design development of customized modules.
