Comments on: New Solar Power Material Can Capture Every Color of the Rainbow http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/ 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: mike zuck http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-3969 mike zuck Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:24:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1327#comment-3969 If Photovoltaic solar panels were 100% effecient then there would be no heat, because all of the suns energey would be converted in electricity. This is what Albert Einstein called "the Conservation of Energy." A consequence of this law is that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed from one state to another. Remember his famouse formula E=Mc2? Which meens what goes in must equal what comes out. If Photovoltaic solar panels were 100% effecient then there would be no heat, because all of the suns energey would be converted in electricity. This is what Albert Einstein called “the Conservation of Energy.” A consequence of this law is that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed from one state to another. Remember his famouse formula E=Mc2? Which meens what goes in must equal what comes out.

]]> By: mike zuck http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-20341 mike zuck Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:24:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1327#comment-20341 If Photovoltaic solar panels were 100% effecient then there would be no heat, because all of the suns energey would be converted in electricity. This is what Albert Einstein called "the Conservation of Energy." A consequence of this law is that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed from one state to another. Remember his famouse formula E=Mc2? Which meens what goes in must equal what comes out. If Photovoltaic solar panels were 100% effecient then there would be no heat, because all of the suns energey would be converted in electricity. This is what Albert Einstein called “the Conservation of Energy.” A consequence of this law is that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed from one state to another. Remember his famouse formula E=Mc2? Which meens what goes in must equal what comes out.

]]> By: mike zuck http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-3968 mike zuck Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:14:04 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1327#comment-3968 Color is made up of different wavelenths of energy, these wavelenths are so defined that we can tell the tempeture of a fire just by its color, such as red-hot or white-hot, how hot is the yellow or blue? If we can utilize different wavelenths of ENERGY which are in the form of color then we can make PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS (aka,solar panels) more efficient. And make no mistake, we are dealing with photons of light from the sun to make electricity, not heat, hence the correct term PHOTOVOLTAIC. If all you want is hot water then black is just fine. Color is made up of different wavelenths of energy, these wavelenths are so defined that we can tell the tempeture of a fire just by its color, such as red-hot or white-hot, how hot is the yellow or blue? If we can utilize different wavelenths of ENERGY which are in the form of color then we can make PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS (aka,solar panels) more efficient. And make no mistake, we are dealing with photons of light from the sun to make electricity, not heat, hence the correct term PHOTOVOLTAIC. If all you want is hot water then black is just fine.

]]> By: mike zuck http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-20340 mike zuck Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:14:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1327#comment-20340 Color is made up of different wavelenths of energy, these wavelenths are so defined that we can tell the tempeture of a fire just by its color, such as red-hot or white-hot, how hot is the yellow or blue? If we can utilize different wavelenths of ENERGY which are in the form of color then we can make PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS (aka,solar panels) more efficient. And make no mistake, we are dealing with photons of light from the sun to make electricity, not heat, hence the correct term PHOTOVOLTAIC. If all you want is hot water then black is just fine. Color is made up of different wavelenths of energy, these wavelenths are so defined that we can tell the tempeture of a fire just by its color, such as red-hot or white-hot, how hot is the yellow or blue? If we can utilize different wavelenths of ENERGY which are in the form of color then we can make PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS (aka,solar panels) more efficient. And make no mistake, we are dealing with photons of light from the sun to make electricity, not heat, hence the correct term PHOTOVOLTAIC. If all you want is hot water then black is just fine.

]]> By: mike zuck http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-3967 mike zuck Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:59:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1327#comment-3967 Our world is full of integrated circuits. You find several of them in computers. For example, most people have probably heard about the microprocessor. The microprocessor is an integrated circuit that processes all information in the computer. It keeps track of what keys are pressed and if the mouse has been moved. It counts numbers and runs programs, games and the operating system. Integrated circuits are also found in almost every modern electrical device such as cars, television sets, CD players, cellular phones, etc. Our world is full of integrated circuits. You find several of them in computers. For example, most people have probably heard about the microprocessor. The microprocessor is an integrated circuit that processes all information in the computer. It keeps track of what keys are pressed and if the mouse has been moved. It counts numbers and runs programs, games and the operating system. Integrated circuits are also found in almost every modern electrical device such as cars, television sets, CD players, cellular phones, etc.

]]> By: mike zuck http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-20339 mike zuck Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:59:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1327#comment-20339 Our world is full of integrated circuits. You find several of them in computers. For example, most people have probably heard about the microprocessor. The microprocessor is an integrated circuit that processes all information in the computer. It keeps track of what keys are pressed and if the mouse has been moved. It counts numbers and runs programs, games and the operating system. Integrated circuits are also found in almost every modern electrical device such as cars, television sets, CD players, cellular phones, etc. Our world is full of integrated circuits. You find several of them in computers. For example, most people have probably heard about the microprocessor. The microprocessor is an integrated circuit that processes all information in the computer. It keeps track of what keys are pressed and if the mouse has been moved. It counts numbers and runs programs, games and the operating system. Integrated circuits are also found in almost every modern electrical device such as cars, television sets, CD players, cellular phones, etc.

]]> By: Anne http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-3966 Anne Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:29:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1327#comment-3966 stinky, "Unfortunately… I am sick of this… this kind of article, this kind of leap forward. Maybe it exists, maybe it doesn’t, but it is always ten years away and we will NEVER SEE IT." You're right. When some lab dweller said he discovered what he called the "integrated circuit", it was all over the press. It was touted as the biggest discovery since the transistor and promised cheap radios and t.v.'s and perhaps could even make a household computer feasible. How thrilling, then we could calculate missile trajectories in the attic. Well were are those wonderful "integrated circuits" today? WE NEVER SAW IT. stinky,

“Unfortunately… I am sick of this… this kind of article, this kind of leap forward. Maybe it exists, maybe it doesn’t, but it is always ten years away and we will NEVER SEE IT.”

You’re right. When some lab dweller said he discovered what he called the “integrated circuit”, it was all over the press. It was touted as the biggest discovery since the transistor and promised cheap radios and t.v.’s and perhaps could even make a household computer feasible. How thrilling, then we could calculate missile trajectories in the attic.

Well were are those wonderful “integrated circuits” today? WE NEVER SAW IT.

]]> By: Anne http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-20338 Anne Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:29:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1327#comment-20338 stinky, "Unfortunately… I am sick of this… this kind of article, this kind of leap forward. Maybe it exists, maybe it doesn’t, but it is always ten years away and we will NEVER SEE IT." You're right. When some lab dweller said he discovered what he called the "integrated circuit", it was all over the press. It was touted as the biggest discovery since the transistor and promised cheap radios and t.v.'s and perhaps could even make a household computer feasible. How thrilling, then we could calculate missile trajectories in the attic. Well were are those wonderful "integrated circuits" today? WE NEVER SAW IT. stinky,

“Unfortunately… I am sick of this… this kind of article, this kind of leap forward. Maybe it exists, maybe it doesn’t, but it is always ten years away and we will NEVER SEE IT.”

You’re right. When some lab dweller said he discovered what he called the “integrated circuit”, it was all over the press. It was touted as the biggest discovery since the transistor and promised cheap radios and t.v.’s and perhaps could even make a household computer feasible. How thrilling, then we could calculate missile trajectories in the attic.

Well were are those wonderful “integrated circuits” today? WE NEVER SAW IT.

]]> By: Tom http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-3965 Tom Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:05:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1327#comment-3965 Different "colours" of light have different colour temperatures. Like Raymond stated, different frequencies. Certain frequencies allow for a gearter harevest of light energy, in the process of turning that energy into electricity i.e. photovoltaic technology. Saying that Black absorbs more energy may be true with black holes. Solar pannels do not contian quantum singularities. Absorbing sun energy as heat to warm a liquid to run a turbine is also a different process. I'm certain the article is referring to advancements in photovoltaic tech. Different “colours” of light have different colour temperatures. Like Raymond stated, different frequencies. Certain frequencies allow for a gearter harevest of light energy, in the process of turning that energy into electricity i.e. photovoltaic technology.

Saying that Black absorbs more energy may be true with black holes. Solar pannels do not contian quantum singularities.

Absorbing sun energy as heat to warm a liquid to run a turbine is also a different process. I’m certain the article is referring to advancements in photovoltaic tech.

]]> By: Tom http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/19/new-solar-power-material-can-capture-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-20337 Tom Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1327#comment-20337 Different "colours" of light have different colour temperatures. Like Raymond stated, different frequencies. Certain frequencies allow for a gearter harevest of light energy, in the process of turning that energy into electricity i.e. photovoltaic technology. Saying that Black absorbs more energy may be true with black holes. Solar pannels do not contian quantum singularities. Absorbing sun energy as heat to warm a liquid to run a turbine is also a different process. I'm certain the article is referring to advancements in photovoltaic tech. Different “colours” of light have different colour temperatures. Like Raymond stated, different frequencies. Certain frequencies allow for a gearter harevest of light energy, in the process of turning that energy into electricity i.e. photovoltaic technology.

Saying that Black absorbs more energy may be true with black holes. Solar pannels do not contian quantum singularities.

Absorbing sun energy as heat to warm a liquid to run a turbine is also a different process. I’m certain the article is referring to advancements in photovoltaic tech.

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