[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Article: Nanoparticles Boost Solar Cell Efficiency by 60%

[Lawrence Lile]

Google Nanosolar.  They are way ahead on this front.  They are taking
orders for solar cells at $1 a peak watt right now.  Yes, $1 a watt.
You can't buy any unless you want 100,000 of them, they are just getting
into production.  They expect to make 400 megawatts of these cells per
year, or two nuclear power plants worth. Efficiency, schiciency, these
are CHEAP.  We are now seeing the death of the Nuclear industry right
before our eyes.  

Lawrence Lile, PE, LEED AP
Project Solutions Engineering

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Holy snappin' catfish... if they can get this experiment successfully 
reproduced and the technology  into production.

Hot off the presses: .
>  August 22, 2007
> Nanoparticles Boost Solar Cell Efficiency by 60%
> Vancouver, British Columbia [RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
>
> Octillion Corp. has announced that a published research study has 
> demonstrated that the same silicon nanoparticles used in development 
> of the company's first-of-its-kind transparent glass window capable of

> generating electricity, are able to drastically increase the power 
> performance of conventional silicon solar cells
The 60% figure seems to be the minimum increase...
article at:
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=49718

Of course, that will be a 60% increase over a 12-15% efficiently, but 
it's still a big jump.

Other interesting articles at this site as well.

Cheers,

Chris Green.


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