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

[Drew A. Gillett, P.E.]

not to burst your bubble, but standard nuke plant  is 1000 mw and runs most 
of the time.  solar runs about 1/5 of the time, so the annual output of a 
years production of cells is  1/12 of that of one nuke.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lawrence Lile" <LLile at projsolco.com>
To: "Chris Green" <pojeros at telus.net>; <Greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] [BULK] Article: Nanoparticles Boost Solar 
CellEfficiency by 60%


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Chris
> Green
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 5:26 PM
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> Subject: [BULK] [Greenbuilding] Article: Nanoparticles Boost Solar Cell
> Efficiency by 60%
> Importance: Low
>
> 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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