Alex@feddit.ro to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net · 11 months agoScientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: ‘As rapid as printing a newspaper’finance.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down13cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkScientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: ‘As rapid as printing a newspaper’finance.yahoo.comAlex@feddit.ro to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net · 11 months agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareAnother Catgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agothe reason that solar panels are black is that most of the incoming energy from the sun comes as visible light. If we leave that light unabsorbed, we loose out.
minus-squareAlex@feddit.roOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoTransparent solar panels make more energy than no solar panels.
the reason that solar panels are black is that most of the incoming energy from the sun comes as visible light. If we leave that light unabsorbed, we loose out.
Transparent solar panels make more energy than no solar panels.