http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/ Engadget Comments for Massachusetts company develops inkjet-printed solar panels http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/Mar 5th 2008 4:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/Mar 5th 2008 5:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/The energy problem has been solved, too bad a few people are too greedy to let the world have this kinda stuff`!!!

*if you know what i mean*]]>Mar 5th 2008 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.steorn.com

Just as well I didn't :)]]>Mar 5th 2008 6:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/
People say that all it takes for an energy replacement for oil as a cheaper alternative and the market will take care of itself. If you seriously think that multi-billion dollar Oil companies and Oil rich countries are going to sit and let this happen, think again. When better car batteries and/or a cheap way to make ethanol from bi-mass happens (and it will, science will find a way) there will be all sorts of government red tape, Special Interests road blocks or a buy out of patents and licensing that will keep the tech out of the market.

It will take rioting in the streets of the US to final get our leaders to make a true effort to get us off the oil.
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um, government red tape? Didn't congress pass and Bush sign a mandate that we needed to produce and sell in this country like 8 billion gallons a year by 2012; and that in 2005?
link http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/25/AR2005052502048.html
Didn't they recently update that to 35 billion gallons by 2022; in spite of the fact that many think INDUSTRY can't do it by then in that quantity?
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKN0449308620080305
While I enjoy your cynicism, honestly, I think it's misplaced. Companies will do whatever they can to make the most money with the least amount of effort. That's where your cynicism should be.

For the record, that's where mine is, and that's my concern
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Most of these panaceas never appear for a few basic reasons. Either they were an outright scam in the first place, like the perpetual motion machines, an urban legend, such as the 100mpg carburetors, both of which defy well understood laws of physics, or there were hurdles in the development which were never overcome to the extent that the technology was marketable, fusion comes to mind.

Rest assured that if a technology was available which economically solved all of our energy needs, there would be no holding it back. News would spread like wildfire and whoever brought it to market would make billions almost overnight.

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Also if inkjet ink is $8000 per gallon, these are not very cost effective, unless that is inkjet ink really is not that much wholesale. ;)]]>Mar 5th 2008 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/2. print tons and tons.
3. profit!]]>Mar 5th 2008 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/Mar 5th 2008 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/
This looks promising but I thought the tech was already available by Nano Solar or something of the sort.]]>Mar 5th 2008 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/
It fit I though, but that episode kinda sucked.]]>Mar 5th 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/
It fit I though, but that episode kinda sucked.]]>Mar 5th 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/Mar 5th 2008 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/Mar 5th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/
40% efficient cells exist, but are so expensive they're only used in space or on Mars.]]>Mar 5th 2008 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/
There are three troubles with solar panels :
a ) cost.
b ) size x performance
c ) Need sun (obvious).

Currently this product will not resolve those problems but add a extra cost and (i bet) will not give a big performance.

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While this technology does do away with more expensive parts of Si solar cell manufacturing, it is not clear that the energy cost (in $ per kW-hr) savings are there, because of the low efficiency and the cost of the organic materials in the cells. Also, lets not forget these organics are made from fossil fuels! I would love to know the carbon-neutrality timeline for these cells!

Every time a company or research group puts out a press release saying they have made a new organic-based solar cell, I laugh. Why? They never say ANYTHING new or ground-breaking. There are some very fundamental roadblocks to getting any of the organic solar cell technology off the ground. Record efficiencies of organic solar cells have been stuck in single digits for a LONG TIME now, and the path to improving those efficiencies is not clear. Also, no one has yet figured out how to keep these cells stable for long periods of time.



]]>Mar 5th 2008 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/Mar 5th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/I think your technology shows promise and is pretty cool.

I am available to proof-read your press releases so that little errors like 'manufacturer' in the following don't make it out in public:

"The most popular printing tool for organic electronics, inkjet printing could become a smart tool to manufacturer solar cells with multiple colors and patterns for lower power requirement products, like indoor or sensor applications. "
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Regards,
tekdroid]]>Mar 5th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/08/19/printing-skin/]]>Mar 5th 2008 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/05/massachussetts-company-develops-inkjet-printed-solar-panels/
Hell, combine all three and have a TV on your arm that provides its own power.]]>Mar 6th 2008 3:51AM