Tesla is building these industries from the ground up. It's remarkable to watch. Without that type pf all stage integrated control, it's difficilt to imagine it happening here withh any success
Solar Cells - Information on the web
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Mrssnowden
MemberPosted Sunday 20 Nov 2016 @ 1:06:20 am from IP # -
Solar news from 1958.
Posted Thursday 1 Dec 2016 @ 7:06:49 am from IP # -
Perovskite cells seem to be next on the horizon.
http://reneweconomy.com.au/unsw-smashes-solar-cell-record-predicts-doubling-in-12-months-31086/
Posted Friday 2 Dec 2016 @ 7:04:32 pm from IP # -
These new solar glass windows developed in WA are on their way to market.
Developed at the Electron Science Research Institute (ESRI) at Edith Cowan University, the glass contains special nanoparticles, with solar cells around its borders.
Posted Monday 27 Mar 2017 @ 6:20:05 pm from IP # -
scott drew
Memberrockabye said:
These new solar glass windows developed in WA are on their way to market.Developed at the Electron Science Research Institute (ESRI) at Edith Cowan University, the glass contains special nanoparticles, with solar cells around its borders.
Interesting.
They say in the article, "One square metre of the glass can produce up to 30 watts of power."
Just for interest in comparison, how many watts are produced by a typical today standard one square metre of solar panel?
Posted Monday 27 Mar 2017 @ 10:45:50 pm from IP # -
scott drew
MemberNot a bad start for a clear window then.
I suppose every bit helps, but it may also depend uopn additional cost vs energy produced.
At least they're having a go.
Posted Tuesday 28 Mar 2017 @ 3:55:04 am from IP # -
Benny
MemberI suppose its going to be a cost thing. If a piece of "solar" glass is not much more than ordinary glass then its worth buying. But if its much more expensive then buying standard glass and installing a 5x smaller (opaque) PV panel would be better. I suppose if the panel is going to let all the visible light through then its missing out on being able to generate power from that radiation. Infra red is hard to use as the photons have low energy - I think Silicon cells only generate from wavelengths shorter than 1.1micron.
Posted Tuesday 28 Mar 2017 @ 6:56:42 am from IP # -
Printed solar showing promise.
Professor Dastoor said the material could be rapidly manufactured, enabling accelerated deployment into the marketplace.
“No other renewable energy solution can be manufactured as quickly. On our lab-scale printer we can easily produce hundreds of metres of material per day, on a commercial-scale printer this would increase to kilometres. If you had just ten of these printers operating around the clock we could print enough material to deliver power to 1000 homes per day,” said Professor Dastoor.
"http://www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/featured-news/the-clever-electronic-inks-rewriting-our-energy-future#7B3AHMI6sgt5mKIQ.99"
Posted Monday 15 May 2017 @ 2:06:37 am from IP # -
Greg
MemberInteresting use of mined area https://www.pv-tech.org/news/china-completes-largest-floating-solar-power-plant
Posted Monday 22 May 2017 @ 9:00:58 pm from IP # -
Greg
MemberMore solar cell area by changing the design.
https://electrek.co/2017/12/12/shingle-cell-solar-panel-sunpower-maximizing-efficiencies/Posted Thursday 14 Dec 2017 @ 6:24:55 am from IP #
