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Xeluc
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Inkjet Solar cells
#8316787 - 04/22/08 10:42 PM (16 years, 30 days ago) |
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http://www.konarka.com/
This company plans on making flexible plastic solar cells commercially available way cheaper than conventional ones. They are able to be easily mass produced cheaply and offer improved low-light absorption and low angle absorption. I will be buying a lot of this stuff if they sell it as cheaply as they claim. ($0.10/Watt said the TV)
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Re: Inkjet Solar cells [Re: Xeluc]
#8317526 - 04/23/08 02:39 AM (16 years, 30 days ago) |
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i think there has been similar things. but sounds neat. what does 10cents a watt even mean?? i wonder how efficient those bad boys are....camo solar panel tent is pretty sweet !!
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Re: Inkjet Solar cells [Re: the man]
#8317565 - 04/23/08 03:13 AM (16 years, 30 days ago) |
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the man said: i think there has been similar things. but sounds neat. what does 10cents a watt even mean?? i wonder how efficient those bad boys are....camo solar panel tent is pretty sweet !!
It means more than 1,000 times (100,000%) the cost of electricity from the outlet in my area if they're talking about watt hours.
edit: or $10 to run a 100 watt lightbulb for an hour, again presuming kwh
Edited by johnm214 (04/23/08 03:24 AM)
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Seuss
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Re: Inkjet Solar cells [Re: johnm214]
#8318822 - 04/23/08 01:38 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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> what does 10cents a watt even mean??
It means that a cell that produces 1 watt would cost 10 cents to manufacture (or purchase). However, the efficiency is also important. Does it take 1 cm^2 to produce one watt or 1 m^2?
Edited by Seuss (04/23/08 01:39 PM)
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Re: Inkjet Solar cells [Re: Seuss]
#8318860 - 04/23/08 01:48 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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oh ok, sorry for the gaffe thanks seuss
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Re: Inkjet Solar cells [Re: Seuss]
#8318986 - 04/23/08 02:14 PM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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Organic solar cells have pretty low efficiencies at the moment, even ones in university research labs, at least as far as Im aware though I dont stay up on solar cells
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Re: Inkjet Solar cells [Re: TheCow]
#8321805 - 04/24/08 01:17 AM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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It means more than 1,000 times (100,000%) the cost of electricity from the outlet in my area if they're talking about watt hours.
This statement would be in error considering that you would not be buying new panels every hour.
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yeah, I admit this much above
I presumed, erroneously, that this was kwh cuz I'm dumb like that
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Re: Inkjet Solar cells [Re: johnm214]
#8321994 - 04/24/08 04:25 AM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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> cuz I'm dumb like that
Hardly.
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