See Through Solar Cells

Fifty years inthe making, solar-power cells are still flat, rigid, and ugly. But new research shows how they could be made lightweight, flexible, and transparent. These innovations could expand solar-cell use to things like solar fabrics and power generating windows.
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[tejhim]

this came out 2 and a half years ago and i havnt heard anything about this stuff since

[EssiacHempLaetrile]

Excellent Technology ... until the Petroleum or Electrical Industry buys the company :(

[Roxy4217]

@jmccuen Bro my mate is a project manage who honoured in sustainable development. Were taking this idea on in Australia with our new carbon tax. It is the new way of the future with plenty of money to made going green.

[rrayas11]

@RyuDarragh The hotter panels get the less effective they are so there's a trade-off

[jmccuen]

Imagine covering an entire building with this material. Enough energy to power the lights, equipment, A/C etc. Yeah good luck getting that past the electric company.

[GotanARidea]

Great product. Put in on sails of boats

[jcanivan]

Go for it John

[HappyJackProduction1]

The power companies will not allow solar to make a large impact without their hand in the profit, thats why solar hasnt caught on, wont either. Gotta do it on your own.

[RyuDarragh]

@SpankyNick: Solar power = good. Solar cells over everything in sight = annoying (almost bad). Transparent cells that can be placed all over the place (wherever glass goes and more) = better. Got it?

[RyuDarragh]

@MrProgrampro: It's all down to photon conversion efficiency. A perfect cell is opaque at all frequencies from the deep infrared through the short UV range. At one particular, or a narrow range, the transparent (a relative term) cells may be as efficient as the more opaque cells, but not as efficient as it could be.