http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/ Engadget Comments for Researchers create printed solar cells http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 10th 2007 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 10th 2007 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 10th 2007 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/]]>Dec 10th 2007 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 10th 2007 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 10th 2007 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 11th 2007 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 11th 2007 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 10th 2007 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/
FYI, 6% is pretty bad...the best solar cells out there are pushing upper twenties, and in a year or so, they will be above 30....if they can get above 30, and have no silicone (which should help keep costs down) the market will get way bigger.]]>Dec 11th 2007 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/
I'm sure the silicone (with an -e-) content will be zero. Alternatives to silicon will indeed be nice though.]]>Dec 11th 2007 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/
Seems some people prefer drilling for profits... ]]>Dec 10th 2007 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 10th 2007 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 10th 2007 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/
All the same, it's a really great thought to be able to mass mass produce solar cells. The reduced thickness of the sheet would make it ideal for large scale implementation, including shipping and installation. Sure they're ugly, but who really cares. Think about extensive use of solar cells on the tops of shopping centers, sporting facilities, convention centers, airports, industrial/commercial complexes, etc.

How would you use them??]]>Dec 10th 2007 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/
This, and that the electrical rate here in MD just increased by a whopping 73%, it would be a great thing to ease my life. That, and I'm angry enough about the price increase to want to live off the grid...

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VoIP and cells killed landlines
VoIP and WiMax/700MHz will kill cell phones as we know them
..and it can't happen soon enough for me.

Toshiba Satellite, Clearwire modem, 400W cigarette lighter inverter, Skype/OpenWengo/Ekiga.]]>Dec 10th 2007 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 10th 2007 11:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 10th 2007 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/
http://www.physorg.com/news103997338.html]]>Dec 10th 2007 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 11th 2007 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/
Pretty sure the had something physical they produced and tested before releasing a paper like that . Not just science here , actual product , not commercial , but definitely did make it happen .]]>Dec 11th 2007 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/
~1925: Fleming discovers the mold spore and names it "penicillin." Lets it drop.
~1935: Florey, Chain and Heatley (at Cambridge) work to develop it for use as an antibiotic.

Sure glad they did that.]]>Dec 11th 2007 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.popsci.com/popsci/flat/bown/2007/green/item_59.html
Keep up with the print rags, engadget.]]>Dec 10th 2007 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.livescience.com/technology/070723_
solar_paint.html

So much for todays journalists.
]]>Dec 10th 2007 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 11th 2007 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/If it's sub $1 then this is real BIG news.]]>Dec 10th 2007 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 11th 2007 2:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 11th 2007 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/I would buy them that is for sure.]]>Dec 11th 2007 5:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/
120 MW per year? HA! Nanosolar is planning to print 430MW per year, or more! And the Nanosolar revolution begins in 2008... ]]>Dec 11th 2007 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 12th 2007 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/
Now if only the original process and technology that all of this development is based on stays the hell away from lawyers, patent trolls, and intellectual property vaults owned by petroleum companies we're on our way to the future.

I support any company that will keeps its focus on development and let the commercialization process unfold naturally. I see a few chain stores allocating precious retail space to solar panels and inverters right now, that is forward thinking, regardless of the profit they make.

Have you seen stores carrying solar panels and inverters near you? If you do, mention this type of technology to the store owner or general manager, write an email to the company at least. Sometimes not everyone gets a press release that should be getting one.]]>Dec 12th 2007 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Dec 12th 2007 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/researchers-create-printed-solar-cells/Another option to affordable solar is Citizenre. They are trying market solar with an approach similar to satellite TV, cellular telephones, and alarm systems. That is to provide the customer a complete solar system with no upfront charges and make money from a service contract. In this case the service contract would be a rent agreement. They intend to put a complete silicon solar system on clients home. When the system produces electricity, it will lower the bill from the current utility provider. In most cases the savings from the lower bill will more than cover the rent fee that the company intends to charge. The company currently has no product available but intends to deploy in the middle of 2008. They are currently taking reservations and have almost 26,000 takers so far. I have written several articles on this company in my blog and even have a couple of videos that I have recorded at www.solarjoules.com. Feel free to take a look. I welcome comments. As in any start up business, a chance exists that they may never get off the ground and fulfill any preorders, but if this is the case - the potential client has not lost anything. If you cannot afford the upfront cost of solar today, this may turn out to be a great alternative. I have my name on the waiting list. If thin film does not work out and I cannot purchase, I will then use Citizenre if they are available.
If anyone would like company information you can go to www.jointhesolution.com/razmataz.
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