I've been hearing about solar paint and solar ink for a long, long time now. Something is wrong or they would have brought it to market by now. It's nothing but press release after press release.
It's been 3-4 years since this was made where are my .10 cent per watt solar cells? I will buy 10,000 watts worth right now, who do I make the check out to?
Yes. Just go to desert middle east and Africa and southeast Asian, to using it collecting solar energy and make them into battery to sell best price, also, save local people's jobs to do too. Out of poverty.
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Everyone knows that "solar power" does not produce enough power to sufficiently fuel even a meagar lifestyle. If it was so wonderful and efficient, everyone would use it. But what we use is what works such as Electric, Oil, Gas, nuclear, and Hydro. Why can't "these people" get this through their heads.
Don't forget almost all power eventually trace back to solar power. Even your fossil fuel used to be some pre-historic plant life that absorb energy from the Sun. Even hydro power was from water cycle powered by the Sun. Basically increasing the yield from the Sun is our future. There are only few non-solar power, e.g. nuclear power (from scienc), tidal wave (from the orbiting moon's gravity) and geothermal (from the magma underground).
So because it hasn't been done yet we should stop trying to do it? Your reasoning eludes me. Game changing technology always runs counter to what is assumed is possible.
Why arent we using solar power for everything? Huge upfront cost. Upwards of $25,000 for me, a single guy in an apartment, to install enough solar panels to completely power all my energy needs. Also, without improvements in energy storage, current batteries are also expensive and bulky to store the energy needed to run at night. Plug into the normal electric system and during the day you offset what you use, and possible put more in than you use, making the electric company pay you.
Actually it is wonderful and efficient! The city of Sevilie in Spain runs entirely on electric solar power. The reson for everyone not using solar power in the U.S was because of the Bush administration. Bush was big on oil and gas and didn't favor alternative fuel. As a result, solar power was not granted its potential. Although its available now, people don't understand its effectivness and benefits it provides.
I don't see that as a problem because the plastic produces a lot more energy during its life span. Unlike a water bottle, you don't get anything back except for taking up space in the land fill. You cannot expect to get something from nothing. So the production of such "plastic" is very worthwhile.
when you factor in all the costs, environment included is this direction we should be going to achieve grid parity or try and use silicon which is in abundance?
the 3 dislikes like more co2 ????????
oleogjanni 1 week ago
I've been hearing about solar paint and solar ink for a long, long time now. Something is wrong or they would have brought it to market by now. It's nothing but press release after press release.
mocatz187 2 months ago
It's been 3-4 years since this was made where are my .10 cent per watt solar cells? I will buy 10,000 watts worth right now, who do I make the check out to?
Ozarkorganicshiitake 6 months ago
They bought Polaroid's thin film plant and adapted it for making thin film solar cells.
douro20 10 months ago
They need to sell the ink to individuals, instead of just selling it to corporations.
aorphia 10 months ago
Yes. Just go to desert middle east and Africa and southeast Asian, to using it collecting solar energy and make them into battery to sell best price, also, save local people's jobs to do too. Out of poverty.
hms2008w 1 year ago
OK, that was 1 year ago, but I still don't see where could I buy it if they are so cheap? We still pay more then 1$/W
jawahell 1 year ago
That frickin awesome!!!!!
10v34evr 1 year ago
how named this ink who painting on plastic ?
UNOnumb 1 year ago
there to get paints ?
UNOnumb 1 year ago
its a joke the price is dam high more high then normal solar panel energy density is
so low that a 3w panel size = 10 to 20 watt Cristine(blue one ) solar panel
anupamvipul233 1 year ago
dam good but very low volume sound
anupamvipul233 1 year ago
2010 is comming soon, I want my house to be self powered and off the grid. I live in AZ, so it would be very beneficial.
KnightofDeviance 2 years ago
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Everyone knows that "solar power" does not produce enough power to sufficiently fuel even a meagar lifestyle. If it was so wonderful and efficient, everyone would use it. But what we use is what works such as Electric, Oil, Gas, nuclear, and Hydro. Why can't "these people" get this through their heads.
grantdaddy1 2 years ago
Don't forget almost all power eventually trace back to solar power. Even your fossil fuel used to be some pre-historic plant life that absorb energy from the Sun. Even hydro power was from water cycle powered by the Sun. Basically increasing the yield from the Sun is our future. There are only few non-solar power, e.g. nuclear power (from scienc), tidal wave (from the orbiting moon's gravity) and geothermal (from the magma underground).
cplai 2 years ago
cplai when it coming into market whats the news anything new....
tomyloveu 2 years ago
So because it hasn't been done yet we should stop trying to do it? Your reasoning eludes me. Game changing technology always runs counter to what is assumed is possible.
marsoupeel 2 years ago
Why arent we using solar power for everything? Huge upfront cost. Upwards of $25,000 for me, a single guy in an apartment, to install enough solar panels to completely power all my energy needs. Also, without improvements in energy storage, current batteries are also expensive and bulky to store the energy needed to run at night. Plug into the normal electric system and during the day you offset what you use, and possible put more in than you use, making the electric company pay you.
curlus 2 years ago 2
Actually it is wonderful and efficient! The city of Sevilie in Spain runs entirely on electric solar power. The reson for everyone not using solar power in the U.S was because of the Bush administration. Bush was big on oil and gas and didn't favor alternative fuel. As a result, solar power was not granted its potential. Although its available now, people don't understand its effectivness and benefits it provides.
Pimp53454 2 years ago
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FUCKING JEW!
stegre 2 years ago
don't we need oil for plastics? and the reaction uses a shit pot of energy to make the palstic granules
jay19xxx 2 years ago
I don't see that as a problem because the plastic produces a lot more energy during its life span. Unlike a water bottle, you don't get anything back except for taking up space in the land fill. You cannot expect to get something from nothing. So the production of such "plastic" is very worthwhile.
cplai 2 years ago 2
when you factor in all the costs, environment included is this direction we should be going to achieve grid parity or try and use silicon which is in abundance?
jay19xxx 2 years ago
I bet solar steam generator injures a lot of birds.
onthecuttingedge2005 2 years ago
kinda hrsh on the spanish guy by giving him sub titles...= =" his english is alright actually...
im doin a project on polymer photovoltaics, good stuff =)
andrew2great 3 years ago 2