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Merv 1 week 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 1 week ago
Merv,
But you can have every window in a building be a solar panel so it's better than not having them...
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 6 days 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.
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 6 days 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.
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 6 days ago
Merv,
Tech companies spending $$$ and time making transparent solar panels
guy on obscure website: "bullsh#t."
Tech companies spending $$$ and time making transparent solar panels
guy on obscure website: "bullsh#t."
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Toby 5 days ago
Waldo,
"guy on obscure website" = "guy who invested everything in fossil fuels"?
"guy on obscure website" = "guy who invested everything in fossil fuels"?
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Tillie 1 week ago
#15 Great for family reunions and picnics.
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Francis 6 days 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). ????
But you can have every window in a building be a solar panel so it's better than not having them...
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.
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.
Tech companies spending $$$ and time making transparent solar panels
guy on obscure website: "bullsh#t."
"guy on obscure website" = "guy who invested everything in fossil fuels"?