http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/ Engadget Comments for Chin Hua solar glass generates electricity, lets (most of) the sun shine in 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/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
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20 Years maybe?]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
There is a LOT of research going on in integrating solar cells into windows. I think 5 - 10 years is a better guesstimate as to when we will see this stuff hits the market. It's not going to be cheap at first, but I could see prices for this stuff dropping rather quickly once it's finally commercialized.

The beauty of solar-cell windows is that they don't have to be all that efficient to still be usable... as long as the costs are not all that much more than regular windows, then simply because of them being ubiquitous makes them very useful. All buildings have windows - and something like a skyscraper can be ALL glass. If they use solar glass for all those thousands of square feet of surface area, they could take quite a few buildings off the grid.]]>Jun 9th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
without the electric company you would need some big-ass batteries.]]>Jun 9th 2010 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/That's what I was thinking too. You don't need a completely transparent window for your skylights. I would totally buy these today.... for a reasonable price. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
I agree, these will be perfect to hold me over until I get the cold fusion generator I'm building in my garage up and running. I have some guys from Russia coming next week to look at it ]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
Don't forget the $50,000 money order you owe them.]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/I read somewhere that solar panels can generate about 160 W/qm. So this is window with its maybe 8 W/qm is much less efficient of course. But you could still power some lights with these. Not bad. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/its not supposed to power the entire house just help out]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
2W though. That's actually useless.]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/WE CAN ACTUALLY USE THIS FOR....
SCREENS! for DEVICES!

GET THE CONNECTION?

THIS IS THE FUTURE!]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/I know, Im just saying a possibility.
And you don't know the dimness the window will cause]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
and god said, let there be light]]>Jun 10th 2010 5:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
However we at Apple feel it will run much better and just work if we set it to not turn on in any house where it detects any type of device using any Adobe product or Google. Is this unfair? Absolutely not. Is it magic? yes.]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
I have to ask. Do you need 20,000 Watts (0,8 kWh a day) which would be incredibly low? Or do you need 20,000 Wh (20 kWh a day) which would be outrageously high? So either you live in a tent or you better start doing something about your power consumption. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
"Watt" describes a rate of energy consumption. Consuming 1000 watts continuously for an hour consumes 1000 watt-hours (or 1 kilowatt-hour).

Americans consume roughly 24 kilowatt-hours per day on the average.

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/BoiLu.shtml

24 kilowatt-hours is equivalent to 24,000 watt-hours. I say 20,000 watt-hours per day, because I'm playing with round numbers.

Could I possibly consume half as much, even a quarter as much? Sure. In fact, my consumption presumably is much lower than the average, because I live in a small, well insulated condo with modern appliances. This speculation doesn't change the fact that American households consume so much on the average.

20 kwh a day is not "outrageously" high, unless average American consumption is "outrageous", but I'm not here to judge American power consumption. I'm here to judge the efficacy of these windows as a means of lowering power consumption. I don't see it.
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Referring to the solar-powered iPhone I presume. It could be interesting if the technology works out, seeing how there is glass on both sides of the iPhone 4. I doubt there is enough power generated to keep it running indefinitely, but hey every little bit helps...]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
some people install panels on their roofs to save money, but they wont get their investment back in a long long time, or even before they die
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You could be wherever you wanted to be.]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/It's very nice, but unless they start making millions of these overnight to create an economy of scale, and get some competition, you're looking at $5000 a window if you're lucky and a shipping date in 2020.]]>Jun 9th 2010 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/Jun 9th 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
Would be handy for car sunroofs though. Hook it up to the car battery and it'd probably generate enough power to prevent it going flat.]]>Jun 9th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/hua-qin-solar-glass-generates-electricity-lets-most-of-the-su/
Isn't it always the case? You have an idea and someone else makes it happen without them even knowing you exist!]]>Jun 9th 2010 11:56AM