Ypsilanti, Michigan – September 10, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide financial assistance through a cooperative agreement from the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation’s Manufacturing Deployment Office (MDO) to LuxWall, the leader in Transparent Insulation. As the only domestic manufacturer of vacuum insulation technology, LuxWall is proud to support the United States’ goals of strengthening domestic supply chains, bolstering domestic manufacturing, advancing energy dominance, and bringing manufacturing jobs back to Michigan. The company’s proprietary technology is designed to significantly reduce energy costs for property owners and built environment energy draw from the grid, and the DOE’s continued support will help accelerate LuxWall’s ongoing growth and manufacturing expansion.
LuxWall is constructing a 276,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Detroit to produce Transparent Insulation. Serial production will begin in third quarter 2027 and the factory will create up to 277 new jobs at full capacity. This represents a major milestone in the company’s continued investment in the state’s manufacturing landscape, following its R&D Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and its Factory One in Litchfield, Michigan.
“Buildings have a fundamental flaw: We pair highly insulating walls with poorly insulating windows. What we’ve done at LuxWall is solve that problem at its source,” said LuxWall Founder & CEO Scott Thomsen. “With the Department of Energy’s support, we’re scaling manufacturing in the United States, creating high-paying jobs, and making it easier for building owners and homeowners to reduce energy costs with a solution that fits into existing systems, while advancing energy independence and power affordability at the same time.”
The Detroit facility will produce LuxWall’s Transparent Insulation product line, which enables windows to insulate as effectively as walls. This significantly reduces energy loss, improves occupant comfort, and enhances operating efficiency. Lower HVAC energy consumption reduces grid strain, increases affordability during peak demand, improves energy resilience, and makes more power available for critical needs such as data centers. If 10% of U.S. commercial buildings adopted LuxWall’s solution, it could provide enough power to support 1,000 medium-sized data centers.
“LuxWall’s Transparent Insulation lowers energy costs, makes rooms more comfortable, and has the potential to transform buildings around the world,” said Carmichael Roberts of Breakthrough Energy Ventures. “Now with DOE’s continued support, LuxWall can accelerate its progress — creating hundreds of great manufacturing jobs in Michigan so they can bring these revolutionary windows to more markets.”
“Michigan has long been a leader in manufacturing and innovation, and companies like LuxWall are helping shape the next generation of American industry right here in our state,” said Quentin Messer, Jr., CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. “LuxWall’s continued expansion demonstrates the vital leadership that Michigan delivers for the nation by expanding high-paying, skilled manufacturing jobs; securing domestic production; and advancing technologies that support America’s energy future. We’re grateful for LuxWall’s continued vote of confidence in our state and for representing what it means to ‘Make It’ in Michigan.”
About LuxWall®
Headquartered in Ypsilanti, MI, USA, LuxWall is focused on product development, scaling, and commercialization of innovative energy-efficient products and solutions for the built environment. LuxWall’s Transparent InsulationTM provides a step change in energy performance by eliminating or significantly reducing convective, conductive, and radiative heat gain and heat loss in buildings. LuxWall manufactures its Transparent Insulation product line at its Litchfield, Michigan manufacturing plant, and is constructing its second manufacturing plant in Detroit, Michigan. Learn more at www.luxwall.com
