Hi Aaron,
They say that the efficiency is only 1%, which means that a 1 square meter of surface oriented correctly (perpendicular to the sunlight) will only generate 10W. This makes sense that a chaotic layer of nano-dots would operate at much lower efficiency than much larger mono-crystals with very consistant crystal lattices.
To put that in more practical terms, a typical panel today can generate approximately 240W from 1.4 square meters. This paint would generate only 15W from the same area. You would need more than 15 square meters (more than 160 square feet) to generate the same energy tht you can get from today's 3' x 5' panels.
So even if it goes public, finding effective areas on a boat to harvest energy will be difficult.
But it's nice to see so much development in different areas, even if they don't promise much value to our niche market.
Fair winds,
Eric
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Aaron <akenai@...> wrote:
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> This may be the future for solar. I wonder how long before it is made for the public?
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> http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1527/499/Solar_Paint_Promises_To_Turn_Any_Surface_Into_A_Solar_Cell.html
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> Aaron
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