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Merv 10 month s ago
#37 If a „solar panel“ is transparent, it just means that only a very small fraction of the light‘s energy can be absorbed into electricity — useless…
       
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Sheryl 10 month s ago
Merv,
But you can have every window in a building be a solar panel so it's better than not having them...
       
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Winnet 10 month s ago
Merv,
Those panels shown in the picture work only with UV and IR light.
They are used in areas, where you have to spent money/energy for cooling and sun protection.

There are other panels, that look like tinted glass, they gain also electricity from the human visible parts of the light.
       
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Francis 10 month s ago
Merv, that is the case for all solar panels. Only about 15-20% of the light is converted to electricity in a conventional panel. Opaque panels will always be more effective than transparent ones, but the transparent panels open a whole range of possibilities for capturing solar power in places where you couldn't or wouldn't before.

Don't disregard technology just because it isn't perfect at first. If everyone did that we'd still be living in caves banging rocks together for entertainment.
       
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Waldo 10 month s ago
Merv,

Tech companies spending $$$ and time making transparent solar panels

guy on obscure website: "bullsh#t."
       
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Toby 10 month s ago
Waldo,
"guy on obscure website" = "guy who invested everything in fossil fuels"?
       
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Tillie 10 month s ago
#15 Great for family reunions and picnics.
       
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Francis 10 month s ago
#17 I'd struggle, as I rely on patterns to remember my pin codes rather than remembering the number sequences. Guess I'd have to type it on my phone first (which would be fine). ????
       
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