I have already spoken of the new CIGS solar material ( Copper indium gallium selenide) and searching I found this on Amazon. 
solar panels become transparent
How about your windows were able to perform the dual function as well as solar panels that trap energy from the light of day? That's the idea behind the organic solar concentrator, a new solar power generation device. MIT researchers thin sheets of glass covered with organic dyes that absorb certain colors of light while letting others pass through. Redirect dyes absorbing solar energy and then re-emit the light toward the edges of the window, where conventional solar cells are located (opaque) to transform it into electricity. Unlike mirror-based solar concentrators, this new system (described in the journal Science ) does not need refrigeration. The researchers say that it is still necessary to refine the system to improve durability and efficiency - estimated at 6.8% - before considering to market. Http://maikelnai.elcomercio.es/2008/07/15/los-paneles-solares-se-vuelven-transparentes/
American The company Konarka Technologies Inc has launched this prototype as an alternative the classical plate fotovolcáicas to which we hardly even had time to get used to. Their installation would much simpler and of course would be much more discreet .
Currently Konarka has signed an agreement with Arch Aluminum and Glass, a construction company, to be incorporating these cells in some building materials, especially on glass windows. In this way not sacrificed aesthetics of the house and optimizes energy use.In fact, the cells are flexible plastic that will go right between the glass plates . Although Option majority considered is to incorporate in the construction sector, it is believed it could be a useful discovery military tents or any portable charger.However when it comes to a more spectacular than useful. In fact the average life of these cells is much lower than that of plaques that are often useful fotovolcáicas about 25 years . His level of efficiency also significantly lower, as compared to 20% of silicon cells that form the normal plates , they only reach a maximum of 6% .
A kilo of CIGS solar cell integrated into a produce much electricity as five kilos of enriched uranium
Each volt generated in our own home again all us away from dependence on oil and nuclear betting corporations. But also can protect us from a power outage and the rise in energy prices.The information has been collected from a multinational study of Nanosolar, who claim to be "building the largest solar cell factory in the world in California." This company will be present on 29 January in Seville at the International Conference on Low Cost Solar Energy, which will be presentations on new solar technologies: organic polymers, plastic solar cells and CIGS thin film cells (an acronym referring to the combination of copper, indium, gallium and selenium). The multinational has Nanosolar released a study showing that "a kilo of CIGS solar cell integrated into a produce as much electricity as five kilos of enriched uranium at a nuclear power."
According to Energy-Global Events division Brent Energy Consulting & Trading, responsible for organizing the Conference of Seville, "this information on the efficiency of this technology is attached to its low cost and its many applications, which make with other solar technologies such as organic and plastic in the future of solar energy worldwide. " CIGS cells do not integrate solar grade silicon, a key element (And expensive) for conventional solar cells.
The operation was launched on December 10, 2010, the power is 200 kilowatts, generating unit can supply 400,000 kWh of electricity annually, saving the equivalent of 100 tons of coal and 900 tons of water, compared with power generation by thermal plant. China is making efforts to control emissions to meet its commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) between 40 to 50 percent in 2020. Based on the proposal of the twelfth "Five-Year Plan" of the country, which was launched by the Communist Party of China Central Committee in late October, China must make "binding targets" on reducing the intensity of energy consumption and emissions of carbon dioxide during the period 2011 - 2015.Apoyado by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Government, the project was co-designed and developed by Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology ( IMUST) and the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. "It took us three years to solve technical bottlenecks, said Professor Wei Yili with IMUST, a team member in the project.
The installation, composed of three parts - solar collectors, a fireplace and a turbine generator - absorbs heat from the hot sand under the cover glass to the greenhouse effect, the flow of hot air transmitted to the fireplace and turning off power generation within ella.La turbine energy stored in the sand, warmed by the sun during the day, download the heat at night and continued operation of the turbine, according to Wei. "A feat of this service is that an air curtain has been added to integrate wind energy power supply that allows the system to operate in winter, when the sun is minimal. Thus, the system can operate 365 days a year all day, "said Wei.Financiado by a local company in Inner Mongolia with 1.38 billion yuan ($ 208 million, or € 160 million), construction the project began in May 2009. consist of three phases and will cover a combined area of \u200b\u200b277 hectares and its total generation capacity will reach 27.5 MW after the final phase was completed in 2013.
The energy generated by the plant will be transferred to the network of Inner Mongolia Province Hebei, which provides electricity to Beijing, along with Mongolia and Hebei Interior.Wei also noted that the most important substance in the technology was sand, which absorbs heat and stored energy. Therefore, the vast western desert of Inner Mongolia becomes the perfect place to locate a plant that tipo.Más solar chimney plants of this kind will be built, taking advantage of 2.6 million square kilometers of desert in China as "resources," said Wei. "energy savings, in addition to restricting the sandstorms, covering the sand in motion, the solar chimney power plant is of great importance to improve the climate," said Weihttp://www.energiasolarok.com/2011/01/comienza-operar-la-chimenea-solar-china.html
New details on the prototype of 200 kW Solar Chimney built in China, Mongolia Interior, in the town of Wuhai
The power plant has a solar chimney collector 6,170 m2, the height of the tower is 53 m, the diameter of the tower is 18 m , the hangar deck installation is 251 m2. The collector - greenhouse is oval. Download
scientific publication in 2010 describing this prototype solar chimney, PDF 0.3 Mo
hot air flows for generating solar energy and its application in Wuhai City in Inner Mongolia of China (Solar hot air-flows power generation and Its application in Wuhai Inner Montgolia)
The article is in http://www.ilib2.com / A-ISSN 1008-8857 ~ (2010) 02-0117-05.html
The Jinsha Bay region Wuhai, Inner Mongolia (China) built an experimental prototype solar chimney power of 200 kW.
The Jinsha Bay region Wuhai has unique advantages for building a power plant with solar chimney:
(1) sunlight, enough power for a very long period;
(2) the resource wealth of the desert sand serves as a storage medium heat;
(3) construction materials, methods of work and workers are available locally, only uses glass, cement and steel
(4) a convenient place for transportation;
(5) a unique weather conditions: a temperate continental arid dry and windy throughout the year, helping to improve the speed of flow air.
So Wuhai Jinsha Bay to vote for the construction of solar power plants in the desert. Currently
Wuhai Jinsha Bay region have already built a prototype demonstration of 200 kW of power with the technology of solar chimneys.
total capacity provided by this project is 27.5 MW, representing a total of 2,780,000 m2 of desert occupied by a greenhouse collector, and a total investment of 1.38 billion yuan.
Work will be performed in three phases: First phase
project has already been completed between May 2009 and December 2010 and served to build a demonstration prototype solar chimney power of 200 kW, with a tower of 53 m and 18 m in diameter, occupying 40,000 m2 of desert and represents an investment of 1 million yuan;
the second phase project has just started in February 2011 and will run until December 2011 to complete construction of a power plant with solar chimney of 2.2 MW. This demonstration system will occupy 220,000 m2 of the desert and the planned investment is 110 million Yuan;
the third phase of the project was carried out between January 2012 and December 2013, or are two years to allow construction a power plant of 25.1 MW solar chimney, with a greenhouse collector occupying a desert area of \u200b\u200b2,510,000 m2, investment will be of 1260 million yuan (1.26 billion Chinese Yuan).
http://www.torre-solar.es/noticias-informacion.php?PHPSESSID=c48ff40f8578bae4f9ce2b344ed3bf85
Towers or solar chimneys are a technology that combines solar thermal technology, wind and geothermal to generate electricity clean based on a phenomenon as simple as convection (hot air weighs less and tends to rise). The plant consists of a circular area of \u200b\u200bland that is covered with a transparent material with a hollow central tower, the warm air rises up the chimney by moving turbines found inside. Some pipes buried in the ground serve as thermal storage ensuring functioning 24 hours a day (even without sun) and also the glass surface can be used as agricultural emissions as the temperature reached inside does not exceed 40 º C. 
The next experiment is to demonstrate the ease with which you can distill salt water or normal. It consists of a dark plastic basin in its center has hit a glass whose height is lower than in the basin. It is filled with water to a height of 5 cm around the glass and and covered with a transparent film. The sun breaks through the plastic wrap and heat the evaporating water inside. Using a bent glass increases the efficiency of greenhouse gases. Water vapor condenses on the film and runs into the center of the tub dripping onto the glass.
Fig. 1. Mounting solar still in 10 minutes.
Fig. 2. Details glass.course this primitive assembly serves for illustrative purposes only. This type of distillation is called the trough. In a true distillation of hits made with good materials, are available about 6 liters of drinking water per day for each square meter of sun exposure. In the assembly was exposed to the sun for two days of August with average temperatures of 30 ° C. External It got to fill the vessel with a capacity of approx 100 ml.
Fig. 3. Details condensation after 10 minutes.
http://www.ecospheretech.com/ 
In our country, rarely recognizes a scientist who makes an important discovery. And this is not the fault only of government but of all people who prefer to see Laura and Niurka programs. The case of Mexican scientist Arturo Herrera Solis, who discovered how to develop a "Stack Infinite," which generates electricity from water and melanin.
Melanin (polihidroxiindol) is the pigment that gives color to our hair and skin. But it is not necessary to get a hair raising to obtain, as there a way to produce artificially. What makes the melanin is that it breaks the water molecule separating the oxygen and hydrogen. Based on hydrogen generated by the battery, which the author calls "Gen-Bat, a lamp may stay on until a hundred years.Celtic Woman - Over the rainbow
But last but not least, the same melanin is capable of putting back together the two elements that make up the water so this battery also behaves like a rechargeable battery and a continuous power generator:
This substance is able to break water molecule (H2O), separating oxygen and hydrogen, while the reaction releases energy. But the most revolutionary is that the same molecule performs the inverse function, and rejoins the hydrogen and oxygen, that are formed as water again, releasing a new charge of energy.
This cycle can be repeated an untold number of times without any wear due to melanin can absorb photons that are available in the environment. Really amazing.
The patent is granted it the Russian government after four years of procedure and evidence. This makes it the first in the world to recognize the existence of human photosynthesis. In the United States, European Union, China and India this same patent is under evaluation in four years patent offices of the respective nations. Meanwhile, in Mexico five years ago asked the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property and still no response.
So far I have spent over 40 thousand dollars on lawyers and paperwork to find the patent and has been a very complex process for the unheard of this finding, I consider myself incredibly
My respect to this discovery. Surely it will take many years to have these batteries in our homes. May never arrive. But the alternative is there and also shows that in our country can do great things.
If a citizen wants to place in your home one or more wind turbines of 1 kW, capable to produce a quarter of its annual electricity demand, and connect to the network to sell surplus energy, as in the PV sector, will have to do paperwork for a year because of the regulatory mess. Thatreverse the excess energy, but cover only part of the requirements cuareta seems a contradiction. But it is understood that when the generator is connected to the network one would be "selling" the energy and the generator was stopped by lack of wind energy that "sold" the company would be supplying. It is now possible and many who have installed solar panels can do this by counter rotating in both directions.
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