Comments on: MIT Unveils First Solar Cells Printed on Paper http://inhabitat.com/mit-unveils-first-solar-cells-printed-on-paper/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Fri, 17 May 2013 18:49:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Boeing Planning Large Scale Production Of Ultra-Efficient Solar Cells | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/mit-unveils-first-solar-cells-printed-on-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-279405 Boeing Planning Large Scale Production Of Ultra-Efficient Solar Cells | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:01:26 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=114627#comment-279405 [...] is a market leader when it comes to the production of solar cells and photovoltaic technology, and has been producing such elements for various space and terrestrial applications for 50 years. [...] [...] is a market leader when it comes to the production of solar cells and photovoltaic technology, and has been producing such elements for various space and terrestrial applications for 50 years. [...]

]]> By: Incredible Buildings Made Entirely Out of Ledger Paper | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/mit-unveils-first-solar-cells-printed-on-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-275194 Incredible Buildings Made Entirely Out of Ledger Paper | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:32:22 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=114627#comment-275194 [...] as if bookkeeping dictated architecture, or vise versa. Now all these buildings need are some paper solar panels and they’re [...] [...] as if bookkeeping dictated architecture, or vise versa. Now all these buildings need are some paper solar panels and they’re [...]

]]> By: bhaddon http://inhabitat.com/mit-unveils-first-solar-cells-printed-on-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-224724 bhaddon Mon, 10 May 2010 13:12:29 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=114627#comment-224724 The key here is organic based semi-conductors, which you could hopefully source from natural materials. This is very good, as then you might actually be able to meet some portion of the residential energy demand. A very similar technology has been under development and garnered major investment capital, but relied on rare metal alloys such as Copper indium gallium (di)selenide, too rare to scale up. The key here is organic based semi-conductors, which you could hopefully source from natural materials. This is very good, as then you might actually be able to meet some portion of the residential energy demand. A very similar technology has been under development and garnered major investment capital, but relied on rare metal alloys such as Copper indium gallium (di)selenide, too rare to scale up.

]]> By: danni http://inhabitat.com/mit-unveils-first-solar-cells-printed-on-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-224655 danni Mon, 10 May 2010 08:49:00 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=114627#comment-224655 hey! how about printing these on plastic, and using that for making the extensive greenhouses already used in arid areas like Israel or Southeastern Spain? that's a huge area to co-opt for energy generation. That energy could in turn be used for de-salination, avoiding the dirty coal plants currently used hey! how about printing these on plastic, and using that for making the extensive greenhouses already used in arid areas like Israel or Southeastern Spain? that’s a huge area to co-opt for energy generation. That energy could in turn be used for de-salination, avoiding the dirty coal plants currently used

]]> By: davidwayneosedach http://inhabitat.com/mit-unveils-first-solar-cells-printed-on-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-224015 davidwayneosedach Fri, 07 May 2010 21:15:54 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=114627#comment-224015 That's exciting technology! Some day every house in the US will have solar cells. That’s exciting technology! Some day every house in the US will have solar cells.

]]> By: Calvin K http://inhabitat.com/mit-unveils-first-solar-cells-printed-on-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-223749 Calvin K Thu, 06 May 2010 22:09:39 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=114627#comment-223749 Sanud002 not to rain on your parade but 1.5 to 2% efficiency is very very low. Even if it's very easy to install, you will run out of physical space just to make enough power! One way I think it can be installed is to adopt the tree form... imagine each "leaf" is one of this printed solar paper! Sanud002 not to rain on your parade but 1.5 to 2% efficiency is very very low. Even if it’s very easy to install, you will run out of physical space just to make enough power!
One way I think it can be installed is to adopt the tree form… imagine each “leaf” is one of this printed solar paper!

]]> By: sanud002 http://inhabitat.com/mit-unveils-first-solar-cells-printed-on-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-223720 sanud002 Thu, 06 May 2010 19:23:52 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=114627#comment-223720 Amazing technology! We will have to see how it plays out in the future. Obviously the product would have tremendous practical upsides like being able to install it with a staple gun. The solar power problem has always been efficiency and practicality and this product looks like it could take care of both. Actually I just saw a video the other day about a new, similar breakthrough in solar power. Military scientists apparently created a solar cell that is not only cheap and flexible but 10,000 times more efficient that our standard cell today! I'll post a link to the video if yo would like to check it out. I am all for solar power and I can't wait till it becomes 100% viable for every american houshold. www.ndep.us/its-a-Small-World Amazing technology! We will have to see how it plays out in the future. Obviously the product would have tremendous practical upsides like being able to install it with a staple gun. The solar power problem has always been efficiency and practicality and this product looks like it could take care of both. Actually I just saw a video the other day about a new, similar breakthrough in solar power. Military scientists apparently created a solar cell that is not only cheap and flexible but 10,000 times more efficient that our standard cell today! I’ll post a link to the video if yo would like to check it out. I am all for solar power and I can’t wait till it becomes 100% viable for every american houshold.

http://www.ndep.us/its-a-Small-World

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