Comments on: Transparent solar cells put windows to good use http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/17/transparent-solar-cells-put-windows-to-good-use/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:58:47 -0500 hourly 1 By: Oliver Kelly http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/17/transparent-solar-cells-put-windows-to-good-use/comment-page-1/#comment-1025575 Oliver Kelly Tue, 26 May 2009 16:19:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=59863#comment-1025575 Transparent means you can see through them and its a good idea! Transparent means you can see through them and its a good idea!

]]> By: Ankit Gupta http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/17/transparent-solar-cells-put-windows-to-good-use/comment-page-1/#comment-960384 Ankit Gupta Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:46:00 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=59863#comment-960384 The whole idea of solar panels is that they convert the light energy into electrical energy, right? If they're touting a big feature as it being transparent, does that really make sense? Transparent would mean less light can be potentially converted into electricity. Solar panels aren't exactly the most efficient way to create electricity and so if they're still maintaining the efficiency of other solar panels and just letting anything extra pass through, that's not so much of an issue, but I wouldn't personally expect that. The whole idea of solar panels is that they convert the light energy into electrical energy, right?

If they’re touting a big feature as it being transparent, does that really make sense? Transparent would mean less light can be potentially converted into electricity.

Solar panels aren’t exactly the most efficient way to create electricity and so if they’re still maintaining the efficiency of other solar panels and just letting anything extra pass through, that’s not so much of an issue, but I wouldn’t personally expect that.

]]> By: Phil http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/17/transparent-solar-cells-put-windows-to-good-use/comment-page-1/#comment-960271 Phil Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:04:30 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=59863#comment-960271 Way too cool. Price? Means of aggregating output from multiple windows? Way too cool.

Price?
Means of aggregating output from multiple windows?

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