Solar Panels from Clorophyll ONE TENTH Cost of Silicone
reposted | 11.04.2007 18:09 | Ecology
Researchers at a New Zealand University have
found a way to make solar panels from synthetic
clorophyll which is one tenth the cost of silicone
photo voltaic panels. It is in it's early stages of
development and not on the market, but it is
a huge discovery that is just what is needed to
help reduce the world's pollution.
found a way to make solar panels from synthetic
clorophyll which is one tenth the cost of silicone
photo voltaic panels. It is in it's early stages of
development and not on the market, but it is
a huge discovery that is just what is needed to
help reduce the world's pollution.
Last year a South African University discovered
a way to make solar panels from a substance
called CIGS which is one fifth the cost of the
older silicone panels, and a German company
is going to put these panels on the market this
summer. The CIGS panel brings the cost of
solar down to the equivalant of coal generating
plants.
But the synthetic clorophyll is a huge step towards
getting energy from the sun that we all will be able
to take advantage of.
More:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070405171830.htm
a way to make solar panels from a substance
called CIGS which is one fifth the cost of the
older silicone panels, and a German company
is going to put these panels on the market this
summer. The CIGS panel brings the cost of
solar down to the equivalant of coal generating
plants.
But the synthetic clorophyll is a huge step towards
getting energy from the sun that we all will be able
to take advantage of.
More:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070405171830.htm
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silicon not silicone
11.04.2007 21:20
The fact that these new cells use nano technology will cause a bit of a quandary for us. Do we embrace this new technology or condemn it?
ped antic
inherently evil?
11.04.2007 22:27
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