gypsydan Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 While it is not yet in-production, not is it efficient, it is a direction that is making solar panels more effective and usable in the near future. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/188667-a-fully-transparent-solar-cell-that-could-make-every-window-and-screen-a-power-source 2009 Four Winds Chateau - 25' class C 2002 Chevy Tracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray,IN Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Very interesting, thanks for posting the link. It may never be efficient enough for our RV's, but for multistory office buildings it is a bright future. 2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD, ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA IN 1SG retired;Good Sam Life member,FMCA ." And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy 20 Jan 1961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-n-Dennis Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I've always wondered what ever happened to the printable solar panels, also I believe out of MIT, the company went belly up right around the time those other solar folks did and it seems the technology has been shelved. Berkshire XL 40QL Camphosting and touring Our blog: cndtravels.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarDreamers.us Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Has anyone seen information on some of the new panels from Sharp that were claiming that they had increased output of the panels, based upon a new method of production? The Sharp panels are made here in the USA. Safe Travels! SKP #89742 - Lifetime membership - Member of the SKP Class of 2007Good Sam Club - Lifetime MemberDataStorm #5423Passport America - Lifetime MemberSons Of The American Revolution (SAR) - Lifetime MemberAmerican Legion - USAF - Lifetime MemberRotary Club Member - 30 years Escapee CARE Supporter National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa_desert_rat Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 There seems to be a lot of vaporware when it comes to new solar panel technology. Lots of stuff that seems pretty cool never shows up. Batteries are like that, too. I'm not holding my breath. WDR 1993 Foretravel U225 with Pacbrake and 5.9 Cummins with Banks 1999 Jeep Wrangler, 4" lift and 33" tires Raspberry Pi Coach Computer Ham Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyretired Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Better solar panels operate around 16 to 18% efficiency so if they can truly get these up to 10% that would be pretty impressive. Hopefully some day soon we see solar panels that have better efficiency. Wasting more than 80% of the energy leaves a lot to be desired. There have been lots of announcements like this for much better panels but these fail to make it to market more often than not. Randy 2001 Volvo VNL 42 Cummins ISX Autoshift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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