Hardrock69
05-24-2005, 02:10 AM
This company has figured out how to manufacture solar cells through the process of PRINTING!!!!!
Here is a brief paragraph about the company:
About Nanosolar
Nanosolar, Inc., is focused on making solar electricity ubiquitous through new solar-cell products with unprecedented total-system cost efficiency. The company’s proprietary high-throughput thin-film process technology makes it possible to create easy-to-deploy solar electricity panels that deliver as much energy output and lifetime as conventional silicon solar panels yet at vastly lower cost. Nanosolar, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, owns more than 42 patents and is backed by leading private investors.
Here is their website.
www.nanosolar.com
Here is their FAQ page which has all the facts about the Solar Panels they are going to be producing soon:
http://www.nanosolar.com/aboutsolar.htm
Here is a really good read on the current state of Solar Technology from Forbes magazine:
http://www.nanosolar.com/cache/Forbes.htm
And here is a blurb from the NY TImes:
A new generation of solar cells based on lightweight conductive plastics could cost as little as $40 a square meter, compared with $400 for the silicon panels that have been used since the 1970's. These so-called organic solar cells could make solar a viable option even without government subsidies, experts say.
Unlike silicon, plastic cells do not require high temperatures or equipment similar to that used to manufacture computer chips. They are also more flexible and therefore may be easier to use in a range of places, including rooftops, window blinds, cars, or even clothing.
Plastic cells have their drawbacks, however. They are less efficient than silicon, at least for now, and are not expected to hit the market until 2005.
NanoSolar asserts that it has solved some of the thorniest problems inherent in working with organic materials. The company, applying technology licensed from Sandia National Labs, says it has brought an architectural approach to the process, using self-assembling nano-structures that should substantially improve the energy efficiency of its solar cells.
Here is a brief paragraph about the company:
About Nanosolar
Nanosolar, Inc., is focused on making solar electricity ubiquitous through new solar-cell products with unprecedented total-system cost efficiency. The company’s proprietary high-throughput thin-film process technology makes it possible to create easy-to-deploy solar electricity panels that deliver as much energy output and lifetime as conventional silicon solar panels yet at vastly lower cost. Nanosolar, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, owns more than 42 patents and is backed by leading private investors.
Here is their website.
www.nanosolar.com
Here is their FAQ page which has all the facts about the Solar Panels they are going to be producing soon:
http://www.nanosolar.com/aboutsolar.htm
Here is a really good read on the current state of Solar Technology from Forbes magazine:
http://www.nanosolar.com/cache/Forbes.htm
And here is a blurb from the NY TImes:
A new generation of solar cells based on lightweight conductive plastics could cost as little as $40 a square meter, compared with $400 for the silicon panels that have been used since the 1970's. These so-called organic solar cells could make solar a viable option even without government subsidies, experts say.
Unlike silicon, plastic cells do not require high temperatures or equipment similar to that used to manufacture computer chips. They are also more flexible and therefore may be easier to use in a range of places, including rooftops, window blinds, cars, or even clothing.
Plastic cells have their drawbacks, however. They are less efficient than silicon, at least for now, and are not expected to hit the market until 2005.
NanoSolar asserts that it has solved some of the thorniest problems inherent in working with organic materials. The company, applying technology licensed from Sandia National Labs, says it has brought an architectural approach to the process, using self-assembling nano-structures that should substantially improve the energy efficiency of its solar cells.