Flexible Portable Solar Panel

Harnessing solar power on a smaller scale

Solar energy solutions are paramount these days and yet solar technology used in homes is in its infancy and ungainly. Most conventional silicon cell photovoltaic solar panels are eyesores.

However, there may soon be a less obtrusive, colorful and flexible alternative: the dye-sensitized solar cell or DSC panel.

DSCs were created 20 years ago by Michael Graetzel, a chemistry professor at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland, but are now becoming popular.

Graetzel got the idea for dye-sensitized cells from green leaves - nature's mini solar panels - that absorb light which is quickly photosynthesized into energy.

He invented a colored pigment collector and battery that attracts and funnels solar energy the way pigmented leaves do and "it can store the power for later use," Graetzel said recently in San Francisco.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Facts About Thin Film Solar Panels

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Thin Film Solar Panels are made up of a lightweight and flexible material which can be rolled up and easily transported. They are therefore very useful as a source of portable solar power.

Any person who has ever used a solar-powered calculator has had « hands on » experience with Thin Film Photovoltaics. This technology has been with us for years, creating the strips which are used to power calculators

This photovoltaic technology has now evolved to a point where we can mass-produce solar panels, through the use of machines not unlike printing presses.

The substance which is used to print these photovoltaic panels is called « solar ink. »

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Harnessing solar power on a smaller scale

San Francisco Chronicle - Apr 17, 2010

Most conventional silicon cell photovoltaic solar panels are eyesores. However, there may soon be a less obtrusive, colorful and flexible alternative: the

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AZoCleantech - Apr 30, 2010

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Gulf Times - Apr 21, 2010

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Tom's Guide - Apr 16, 2010

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