Ideas For Brazilian Wax

After talking of CIGS (which is translucent) this seems a little thing, but as the second article says, depends on the price and can meet needs in architecture. The performance is a quarter of a silicon cell, but there are places where there never would put a heavy and opaque silicon wafer. Although CIGS com can cover much more performance, many of the features of this material ...

In any case there is not much information, it seems that has not even hit the market.

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% .

http://tec.nologia.com/2009/05/09/paneles-solares-transparentes-konarka/