In a step closer to skyscrapers that serve as power sources a team led by university of michigan researchers has set a new efficiency record for color neutral transparent solar cells.
Transparent solar panels michigan state university.
Pioneers in transparent solar panel research and manufacturing.
Electricity demand and drastically reduce the use of fossil fuels.
Researchers have tried to create such a device before as well but the final results were never satisfying.
Using a prototype cell richard lunt demonstrates the transparency of the novel solar cell that he and his mit colleagues have developed.
The moe lab at michigan state university focuses on inorganic and organic excitonic materials for solar energy production and utilization.
The team achieved 8 1 efficiency and 43 3 transparency with an organic or carbon based design rather than c.
See through solar materials that can be applied to windows represent a massive source of untapped energy and could harvest as much power as bigger bulkier rooftop solar units scientists report today in nature energy led by engineering researchers at michigan state university the authors argue.
The new solar see through hardware was developed by engineers at michigan state university and is seen as a potential energy source which could collect to as much solar power as current.
A former mit postdoctoral researcher lunt is now an assistant professor in the department of chemical engineering and materials science at michigan state university.
Led by engineering researchers at michigan state university the authors argue that widespread use of such highly transparent solar applications together with the rooftop units could nearly meet u s.
Researchers at michigan state university and mit as well as manufacturers such as ubiquitous energy physee and brite solar are pioneers in promoting this new solar panel technology.
Electricity demand and drastically reduce the use of fossil fuels.