Comments on: Dyeing to Boost Solar Efficiency by 50% http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: website design http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/#comment-1934 website design Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:35:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=662#comment-1934 So in following with these stories the past few years, I expect that solar is now 10,000% efficient and costs $-5.00 per kilowatt hour. So in following with these stories the past few years, I expect that solar is now 10,000% efficient and costs $-5.00 per kilowatt hour.

]]> By: website design http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/#comment-18159 website design Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:35:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=662#comment-18159 So in following with these stories the past few years, I expect that solar is now 10,000% efficient and costs $-5.00 per kilowatt hour. So in following with these stories the past few years, I expect that solar is now 10,000% efficient and costs $-5.00 per kilowatt hour.

]]> By: Mark Schneider http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/#comment-1933 Mark Schneider Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:05:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=662#comment-1933 This is great news of course. But the reality is we need to build about 100 nuclear power plants over the next 10 years so we can get off coal. Wind solar, and other forms of "clean energy" will only provide only about 20% of our energy needs, at the absolute most. This is great news of course. But the reality is we need to build about 100 nuclear power plants over the next 10 years so we can get off coal. Wind solar, and other forms of “clean energy” will only provide only about 20% of our energy needs, at the absolute most.

]]> By: Mark Schneider http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/#comment-18158 Mark Schneider Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=662#comment-18158 This is great news of course. But the reality is we need to build about 100 nuclear power plants over the next 10 years so we can get off coal. Wind solar, and other forms of "clean energy" will only provide only about 20% of our energy needs, at the absolute most. This is great news of course. But the reality is we need to build about 100 nuclear power plants over the next 10 years so we can get off coal. Wind solar, and other forms of “clean energy” will only provide only about 20% of our energy needs, at the absolute most.

]]> By: Brett Stewart http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/#comment-1932 Brett Stewart Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:42:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=662#comment-1932 Hi There, You guys from MIT should really get together with Dyesol here in Australia. This company has been working with Dye solar technology. You could replace your current non-performing dye's with the Dye Solar solution to generate electricity from the Dye itself and you're novel solution. This should increase the efficiency of your solar cell by providing another source of electricity within the solar device itself. I don't care who does the solar, I just want a clean world for future generations! Hi There,

You guys from MIT should really get together with Dyesol here in Australia. This company has been working with Dye solar technology. You could replace your current non-performing dye’s with the Dye Solar solution to generate electricity from the Dye itself and you’re novel solution. This should increase the efficiency of your solar cell by providing another source of electricity within the solar device itself. I don’t care who does the solar, I just want a clean world for future generations!

]]> By: Brett Stewart http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/#comment-18157 Brett Stewart Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:42:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=662#comment-18157 Hi There, You guys from MIT should really get together with Dyesol here in Australia. This company has been working with Dye solar technology. You could replace your current non-performing dye's with the Dye Solar solution to generate electricity from the Dye itself and you're novel solution. This should increase the efficiency of your solar cell by providing another source of electricity within the solar device itself. I don't care who does the solar, I just want a clean world for future generations! Hi There,

You guys from MIT should really get together with Dyesol here in Australia. This company has been working with Dye solar technology. You could replace your current non-performing dye’s with the Dye Solar solution to generate electricity from the Dye itself and you’re novel solution. This should increase the efficiency of your solar cell by providing another source of electricity within the solar device itself. I don’t care who does the solar, I just want a clean world for future generations!

]]> By: MaryAnn http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/#comment-1931 MaryAnn Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:36:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=662#comment-1931 I've already read about this back in March from a company called Octillion, a company that bills itself as a technology incubator promoting Nanopower Windows. http://www.octillioncorp.com/OCTL_20080324.html Be careful about jumping in with your money. These all sound wonderful, but it's still not ready. I’ve already read about this back in March from a company called Octillion, a company that bills itself as a technology incubator promoting Nanopower Windows.

http://www.octillioncorp.com/OCTL_20080324.html

Be careful about jumping in with your money. These all sound wonderful, but it’s still not ready.

]]> By: MaryAnn http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/#comment-18156 MaryAnn Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:36:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=662#comment-18156 I've already read about this back in March from a company called Octillion, a company that bills itself as a technology incubator promoting Nanopower Windows. http://www.octillioncorp.com/OCTL_20080324.html Be careful about jumping in with your money. These all sound wonderful, but it's still not ready. I’ve already read about this back in March from a company called Octillion, a company that bills itself as a technology incubator promoting Nanopower Windows.

http://www.octillioncorp.com/OCTL_20080324.html

Be careful about jumping in with your money. These all sound wonderful, but it’s still not ready.

]]> By: MichelleBennett http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/#comment-1930 MichelleBennett Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:33:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=662#comment-1930 @ Ian: If I understand your question correctly, I hope this reply is useful. You can use this technology in two ways. Firstly, as an addition to conventional solar panels to boost their efficiency. Secondly, as an independent unit that looks like a tinted or frosted pane of ordinary glass. So if you wanted to use these as conventional windows, they would allow less light into a room. The good news is that some office buildings already do this, and in some climates (especially deserts), this can be a bonus. @ Richard Tallent: Since I couldn't access the scientific publication for this story I'm not sure which wavelengths of light are captured for the solar panels. Since the "windows" would appear frosted or tinted, and since other solar panels can operate beneath one of these "windows", I assume that some visible light still passes through them. Even though this technology is more efficient than the original versions from the 1970s, if it captured 100% of visible light then the glass pane would appear opaque. @ Ian:

If I understand your question correctly, I hope this reply is useful. You can use this technology in two ways. Firstly, as an addition to conventional solar panels to boost their efficiency. Secondly, as an independent unit that looks like a tinted or frosted pane of ordinary glass. So if you wanted to use these as conventional windows, they would allow less light into a room. The good news is that some office buildings already do this, and in some climates (especially deserts), this can be a bonus.

@ Richard Tallent:

Since I couldn’t access the scientific publication for this story I’m not sure which wavelengths of light are captured for the solar panels. Since the “windows” would appear frosted or tinted, and since other solar panels can operate beneath one of these “windows”, I assume that some visible light still passes through them. Even though this technology is more efficient than the original versions from the 1970s, if it captured 100% of visible light then the glass pane would appear opaque.

]]> By: MichelleBennett http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/14/dying-to-boost-solar-efficiency-by-50/#comment-18155 MichelleBennett Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:33:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=662#comment-18155 @ Ian: If I understand your question correctly, I hope this reply is useful. You can use this technology in two ways. Firstly, as an addition to conventional solar panels to boost their efficiency. Secondly, as an independent unit that looks like a tinted or frosted pane of ordinary glass. So if you wanted to use these as conventional windows, they would allow less light into a room. The good news is that some office buildings already do this, and in some climates (especially deserts), this can be a bonus. @ Richard Tallent: Since I couldn't access the scientific publication for this story I'm not sure which wavelengths of light are captured for the solar panels. Since the "windows" would appear frosted or tinted, and since other solar panels can operate beneath one of these "windows", I assume that some visible light still passes through them. Even though this technology is more efficient than the original versions from the 1970s, if it captured 100% of visible light then the glass pane would appear opaque. @ Ian:

If I understand your question correctly, I hope this reply is useful. You can use this technology in two ways. Firstly, as an addition to conventional solar panels to boost their efficiency. Secondly, as an independent unit that looks like a tinted or frosted pane of ordinary glass. So if you wanted to use these as conventional windows, they would allow less light into a room. The good news is that some office buildings already do this, and in some climates (especially deserts), this can be a bonus.

@ Richard Tallent:

Since I couldn’t access the scientific publication for this story I’m not sure which wavelengths of light are captured for the solar panels. Since the “windows” would appear frosted or tinted, and since other solar panels can operate beneath one of these “windows”, I assume that some visible light still passes through them. Even though this technology is more efficient than the original versions from the 1970s, if it captured 100% of visible light then the glass pane would appear opaque.

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